But a knife ain't just a thing, is it? It's a choice, it's something y…

Patrick Ness
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But a knife ain't just a thing, is it? It's a choice, it's something you do. A knife says yes or no, cut or not, die or don't. A knife takes a decision out of your hand and puts it in the world and it never goes back again. ✨ Patrick Ness (2008). The Knife of Never Letting Go, Candlewick Press (MA)
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