Murder Club Story (with Maxine Paetro) • Black Dress Affair

It was a little weird that they were friends. But then, maybe freaks just tended to find each other.

— James Patterson

“that kid’s nothing but a little hoodlum.”

— James Patterson

When my son, Jack, was four, I had to make a trip to Los Angeles. I asked him if he was going to miss…

— James Patterson

I'm a girl who has been tamping down her emotions and keeping them tightly guarded her whole life. And that works really well for…

— James Patterson

Did I want a dog? No. Did I need a dog? Also no. We were six kids running for our lives, not knowing where…

— James Patterson

“It was scary. More than Sara could possibly know. More than anybody ought to know, or ever would. History wasn't for the general public--it…

— James Patterson

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

— James Patterson

I get up every morning and chop wood, and I pretty much do it seven days a week, and I like to do it.…

— James Patterson

I shot him the bird. (Get it? I shot him the—never mind.)

— James Patterson

There are reasons people seek escape in books, and one of those reasons is that the boundary of what can happen is beyond what…

— James Patterson

You're lying through your fangs," Iggy accused. Fang tried to play innocent--but "innocent Fang" is an oxymoron, so it didn't work.

— James Patterson

Max—you have a bigger mission than finding the flock's parents. Focus on helping the whole world, not just your friends. I held my wings…

— James Patterson

As we go through this transition where a lot more people will be reading on devices, nobody is paying enough attention to make sure…

— James Patterson

“The next forty-five minutes in that office was about as much fun as a day at Disney World—when it’s pouring rain. And all there…

— James Patterson

Jeezum—humans were like eggshells.

— James Patterson