I mean, who cares about SpongeBob SquarePants? I'm sitting here with Wolverine! -random kid talking to Ari — James Patterson Copy Share Image
It's our job - as parents, grandparents, aunts, uncles - to find books our kids are going to like. — James Patterson Copy Share Image
Disappear where?" You know what they say: Curiosity killed the mutant bird kid. But I couldn't help myself. — James Patterson Copy Share Image
The best way to get kids reading more is to give them books that they'll gobble up - and that will make… — James Patterson Copy Share Image
Some kids get called 'bundles of joy' or 'slices of heaven' or 'dreams come true.' We got 'the fifty-fourth generation of DNA… — James Patterson Copy Share Image
What I'm really addicted to is getting people to understand that if their kids aren't competent readers coming out of middle school,… — James Patterson Copy Share Image
Schools and parents can team up to find books that kids will really get excited about - that will make them say,… — James Patterson Copy Share Image
On the other hand, even a big, '80s love van was less noticeable than six flying kids and their talking dog. So… — James Patterson Copy Share Image
It's funny how different people are. If I'd been this kid and someone was snarling "Ordering a pizza?" at me, without even… — 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… — James Patterson Copy Share Image
I love Nudge, Nudge is a great kid, but that motormouth of hers could have turned Mother Teresa into an ax murderer — James Patterson Copy Share Image
Steve turned to us again, looking so dang enthusastic that I wondered how much coffee he'd had this morning. "So, you kids… — James Patterson Copy Share Image
If by 'miracle kids' you mean innocent test-tube babies whose DNA was forcibly unraveled and merged with two percent avian genes, yeah,… — James Patterson Copy Share Image
Let's face it: Most of us don't realize it, but we are failing our kids as reading role models. The best role… — James Patterson Copy Share Image
The fact is that our kids aren't reading books - or frankly, much of anything lately. Schools are under funded, some schools… — James Patterson Copy Share Image
Generally I find that kids ask better questions than you get with adults. Something that kids will do a lot is, they're… — James Patterson Copy Share Image
I've always been into 'fast-paced, don't bore 'em, keep it moving along, stick with the story.' You know: tell a story the… — James Patterson Copy Share Image
Yeah, and so Max and Dylan are supposed to, like, go to Germany and have kids together," I heard Gazzy say. My… — James Patterson Copy Share Image
Kids don't read as much as you'd like them to, just in terms of seeing the world from different perspectives. I mean,… — James Patterson Copy Share Image
Kids say the No. 1 reason they don't read more is that they can't find books they like. Freedom of choice is… — James Patterson Copy Share Image
I believe we should spend less time worrying about the quantity of books children read and more time introducing them to quality… — James Patterson Copy Share Image
There's no such thing as a kid who hates reading. There are kids who love reading, and kids who are reading the… — James Patterson Copy Share Image
Great, they give blind kids guns," I said, trying to lessen his horror. "I don't even let Iggy have a gun. Usually. — James Patterson Copy Share Image
Fang looked at the newest bird kid. Dylan was an inch or two taller than he was, and somewhat heavier built, though… — James Patterson Copy Share Image
This is what I believe is most important: getting good books into the hands of kids - books that will make them… — James Patterson Copy Share Image
Yeah,” said Iggy. “But what now? Let’s do something fun.” I guess being on the run from bloodthirsty Erasers and insane scientists… — James Patterson Copy Share Image
There are a lot of things we as individuals can't do much about. We can't solve global warming as individuals, or health… — James Patterson Copy Share Image
The idea for Maximum Ride come from the earlier books of mine called When the Wind Blows and The Lake House, which… — James Patterson Copy Share Image
One of the interesting things about YA books - I don't know about Percy Jackson, but I do know about 'Twilight' and… — James Patterson Copy Share Image
I always figured there would be a kid audience and an adult audience, and there is. That's true for 'Hunger Games' and… — James Patterson Copy Share Image
With my adult books, for the first six weeks or so, it's about 60 percent ebooks in terms of sales. The kids'… — 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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