James Patterson Quotes

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  • Steve turned to us again, looking so dang enthusastic that I wondered how much coffee he'd had this morning. "So, you kids want to be big stars, eh?" God, no!" I said spewing crumbs. "No way!" Oddly, this seemed to throw a petite wrench into the convo.

  • Witihin seconds the headhunter had lost control of his car and it squealed, sliding sideways right into several other cars. Cool!' said the Gasman.

  • I have a number of writers I work with regularly. I write an outline for a book. The outlines are very specific about what each scene is supposed to accomplish.

    "The Great Gatsby : But First, a Word From Viagra" by Marie Woolf, www.huffingtonpost.com. April 5, 2013.
  • Hey. Not sure what’s going on-gonna go find out. Be careful and don’t do anything stupid. Don’t come after me-your better on your own. See you. F I sat on the edge of the bed, holding the note. Okay, so Fang had looked up vague in the dictionary and this was what it had said to write.

  • A lot of times you get people writing wonderful sentences and paragraphs, and they fall in love with their prose style, but the stories really aren't that terrific.

  • Louisiana, the state road maintenance forgot.

  • Meaning what? We're going to pretend nothing's going on? That's stupid. The only way to deal with any of this is to get it out in the open." Have you been watching Oprah again?

  • Have you guys been playing in toxic waste again?" Fang asked severely, putting his hands on his hips. Nudge giggled. "No." "Been bitten by a radioactive spider?" Fang went on. "Struck by lightning? Drink a super-soldier serum?" "No, no, no," said Iggy. He started reaching for things around the table, and his hand landed on Total. "You're black." "I prefer canine-American." said Total. "When's that pie coming? I'm starving.

    Hands   Pie   Toxic Waste  
    James Patterson (2008). “Maximum Ride: The Final Warning”, p.43, Random House
  • And there I was, pretty as heck, brown eyes, a few freckles, fashion challenged, and a bad attitude. Max II.

  • Why was the blind guy playing with matches, you ask? Because he's good at it. Anything to do with fire, igniting things, exploding things, things with fuses, wicks, accelerants . . . Iggy's your man. It's one of those good/bad things.

    Guy  
    James Patterson (2010). “Maximum Ride Boxed Set #1”, p.139, Hachette UK
  • Max: "Okay guys, I had a couple thoughts I wanted to go over with you." Iggy: (pretends to snore loudy) Max: (throws another pinecone at him) Iggy: "Quit throwing things at me!" Max: "Glad you could join us.

    Guy  
  • A boy and a girl, fated to rule all. Two will rise, and One will fall.

  • Imagine life is a game in which you are juggling five balls. The balls are called work, family, health, friends, and integrity. And you're keeping all of them in the air. But one day you finally come to understand that work is a rubber ball. If you drop it, it will bounce back. The other four balls...are made of glass. If you drop one of these, it will be irrevocably scuffed, nicked, perhaps even shattered.

    James Patterson (2001). “Suzanne's diary for Nicholas: a novel”
  • Some poeple just don't have what it takes to appreciate a cookie.

  • What are you guys doing? If you anted me to take a shower, all you had to do was pay me ten bucks, like you usually do

    Guy  
    James Patterson (2011). “Maximum Ride: Angel”, p.136, Random House
  • That'd be just what I need: a rash of car thefts across America, committed by dedicated readers.

    James Patterson (2010). “Maximum Ride Boxed Set #1”, p.113, Hachette UK
  • It was a little weird that they were friends. But then, maybe freaks just tended to find each other.

  • Angel screeched with fury and despair to the empty walls around her. "I'm human, do you hear me? It hurts!

    James Patterson (2012). “Maximum Ride: Nevermore”, p.198, Random House
  • It was the building from the drawing in my brain. And if you don’t think that’s a weird sentence, maybe you should reread it.

    James Patterson (2010). “Maximum Ride Boxed Set #1”, p.195, Hachette UK
  • Max-I'm not going to die today.

  • I'm not Stubborn; I'm right!

  • Our parents were a test tube and a turkey baster.

  • Okay, so, flying,” I started, taking a deep breath and focusing on the thing I loved most in the world. “Flying is … great. It feels great when you’re doing it. It’s fun. Pure freedom. There’s nothing better.” Dylan smiled, a slow, easy smile that seemed to light up his whole face. “So the first thing we’re going to do,” I told him, “is push you off the roof.

  • You know, I guess I just don't like to talk a lot about sad things. Now you know my flaw. What good does it do to talk about sad things in the past?

    James Patterson (2001). “Suzanne's diary for Nicholas: a novel”
  • To be without love is to be without grace, what matters most in life. We is so much better than I.

    James Patterson (2001). “Suzanne's diary for Nicholas: a novel”
  • you plan to fail if you fail to plan

  • I had to give him props, but how annoying of him to be a hero when I was trying so hard to dislike him. It was downright selfish.

    "Angel: A Maximum Ride Novel". Book by James Patterson, February 14, 2011.
  • The subject for a lot of non-fiction is very emotional, but if you read it, it's the most boring, dry stuff. I wanted 'Torn Apart' to be extremely accessible and readable.

  • I'm pretty sure that if you looked up the word "nuts" in the dictionary, you'll find my picture. Just another fun feature of my mutant-birdkid-freak package.

    James Patterson (2010). “Maximum Ride Boxed Set #1”, p.298, Hachette UK
  • You're children. Don't you want a home, a family?" "With, like, vitamin-fortified cereal and educational television?

    James Patterson (2008). “Maximum Ride: The Final Warning”, p.37, Random House
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