“A book cannot apologize for what people may think it should be. It has...” — Patrick Ness Quote

“A book cannot apologize for what people may think it should be. It has to be authoritative. That's what I want as a reader - I want to be confident that the book will do its job.”

“So we forgive each other?" The crooked smile climbs up one more time. "Again?”

“Who cares even if I didn't?!" Conor shouted back. "They're just stupid berries. Woo-hoo,”

“What differentiates leaders is the ability to recover following a mistake. I make mistakes all the time, but I cop to them, apologize, and move on. Contrition is powerful.”

“The liberal psyche wants to protect minorities, to apologize for imperialism, colonialism, slavery, and the appalling treatment of black people during the civil rights movement. At the same time, they want to continue to defend the rights of individuals.”

“I say every slur on the planet - racial, homosexual, everything to do with every ethnic group on the planet - and guess what? I will never apologize for that because I know why I do it, and it is to make a valid point about ignorance in this society.”