Patrick Ness Quotes

There is not a soul who does not have to beg alms of another, either a smile, a handshake, or a fond eye.

Coming to my rescue?' 'Of course. It's what we do. I rescue you; you rescue me. We just take turns whenever the other needs it.

We may never be able to pay directly for the gifts of true friendship - but pay we must, even though we make our payment to someone who owes us nothing, in some other place and at some other time.

Let a woman have her place, because as you provide foundation for her, she provides a foundation for you. And through that vulnerability comes strength.

If I do something caring for a friend, I have no doubt in my mind they would do it for me.

We secure our friends not by accepting favors but by doing them.

There are times we are givers, but others time we have to let others give to us.

When I was at drama school, I was totally broke, and a lot of my mates had jobs and were financially very good to me, so if, for example, I take them away on a trip to a football match in Europe, it means that I can pay them back a bit.

I feel that each and every one of us as individuals has a responsibility to one another. None of us would be here without the help of someone else - whether it be guardians, teachers, parents, relatives, etc. - someone contributed to your well being as a person. We're all connected in so many different ways.

To God be humble, to thy friend be kind, and with thy neighbors gladly lend and borrow; His chance tonight, it maybe thine tomorrow.

We shelter children for a time; we live side by side with men; and that is all. We owe them nothing, and are owed nothing. I think we owe our friends more, especially our female friends.

I need them as much as they need me.

My friends have helped my daughter in certain areas more than I have. What these have taught me is that you need to be good to people. There will always be times when you need their help.

As far as 'Final Destination' and its creator, Jeffrey Reddick, are concerned, whenever Jeffrey calls, because of our friendship, I have to listen.

I want to support the communities that support me.

We've got a lot of friends. We take care of them because they take care of us.

I never wanted something from somebody without being able to kind of reciprocate, I guess.

What's the point of blowing up if you can't give back to the people who helped you blow up?

People will help each other because there is a sense of camaraderie that springs up, which is a survival tactic. You help them because you know you might need their help later. And that is incredibly reassuring.

There are always a few people you do a lot for, and a few who do a lot for you, but they're not the same people.

Nothing in life gets dropped without someone else having to pick it up.

A human being feels able and competent only so long as he is permitted to contribute as much as or more than he has contributed to him.

To owe an obligation to a worthy friend is a happiness, and can be no disparagement.

How beautifully is it ordered, that as many thousands work for one, so must every individual bring his labor to make the whole! The highest is not to despise the lowest, nor the lowest to envy the highest; each must live in all and by all. Who will not work neither shall he eat. So God has ordered that men, being in need of each other, should learn to love each other, and bear each other's burdens.

We should wipe two words from our vocabulary: gratitude and charity. In real life, help is given out of friendship, or it is not valued; it is received from the hand of friendship, or it is resented.