The boy who refused to lose his soul.

Patrick Ness
The boy who refused to lose his soul.
The boy who refused to lose his soul.
The boy who refused to lose his soul.
About This Quote

To refuse to lose your soul is to refuse to surrender it to something evil. To refuse to surrender your soul is to fight for it. It is the courage of an individual who refuses to be broken.

Source: The Ask And The Answer

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