Life is hard, and a lot of people come home tired from work. If they're gonna spend half an hour reading, they… — James Patterson Copy Share Image
I think sometimes we give people a lot of credit just because they're writing nice sentences even if it isn't adding up… — James Patterson Copy Share Image
The writing in Mission to Paris, sentence after sentence, page after page, is dazzling. If you are a John le Carr fan,… — James Patterson Copy Share Image
If it's commercial fiction that you want to write, it's story, story, story. You've got to get a story where if you… — James Patterson Copy Share Image
You're lucky if you find something you like to do, and it's a miracle if somebody will pay you to do it. — James Patterson Copy Share Image
If you want to write for yourself, get a diary. If you want to write for your friends, get a blog. If… — James Patterson Copy Share Image
I love movies and I like a lot of good television. At the end of the project, I don't care if they… — James Patterson Copy Share Image
It was a little weird that they were friends. But then, maybe freaks just tended to find each other. — James Patterson Copy Share Image
“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 Copy Share Image
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 Copy Share Image
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 Copy Share Image
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 Copy Share Image
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 Copy Share Image
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 Copy Share Image
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 Copy Share Image
“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 Copy Share Image
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 Copy Share Image
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 Copy Share Image
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