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title: "33 Kids Quotes By James Patterson"
description: "33 Kids quotes by James Patterson. Plus more from James Patterson and more Kids sayings from other authors."
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> [Once a bird kid, always a bird kid. - maximum ride series](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-patterson/once-a-bird-kid-always-a-bird-kid-maximum-ride-series/)

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> [Disappear where?" You know what they say: Curiosity killed the mutant bird kid. But I couldn't help myself.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-patterson/disappear-where-you-know-what-they-say-curiosity-killed-the-mutant/)

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> [It's our job - as parents, grandparents, aunts, uncles - to find books our kids are going to like.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-patterson/it-s-our-job-as-parents-grandparents-aunts-uncles-to-find-books-our/)

[James Patterson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/james-patterson/)

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> [Here's a freebie: Don't play poker with a kid who can read minds.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-patterson/here-s-a-freebie-don-t-play-poker-with-a-kid-who-can-read-minds-2/)

[James Patterson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/james-patterson/)

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> [I mean, who cares about SpongeBob SquarePants? I'm sitting here with Wolverine! -random kid talking to Ari](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-patterson/i-mean-who-cares-about-spongebob-squarepants-i-m-sitting-here-with/)

[James Patterson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/james-patterson/)

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> [This is what I believe is most important: getting good books into the hands of kids - books that will make them…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-patterson/this-is-what-i-believe-is-most-important-getting-good-books-into-the/)

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> [Fang looked at the newest bird kid. Dylan was an inch or two taller than he was, and somewhat heavier built, though…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-patterson/fang-looked-at-the-newest-bird-kid-dylan-was-an-inch-or-two-taller/)

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> [There are a lot of things we as individuals can't do much about. We can't solve global warming as individuals, or health…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-patterson/there-are-a-lot-of-things-we-as-individuals-can-t-do-much-about-we/)

[James Patterson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/james-patterson/)

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> [Yeah,” said Iggy. “But what now? Let’s do something fun.” I guess being on the run from bloodthirsty Erasers and insane scientists…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-patterson/yeah-said-iggy-but-what-now-let-s-do-something-fun-i-guess-being-on/)

[James Patterson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/james-patterson/)

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> [On the other hand, even a big, '80s love van was less noticeable than six flying kids and their talking dog. So…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-patterson/on-the-other-hand-even-a-big-80s-love-van-was-less-noticeable-than/)

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> [Kids say the No. 1 reason they don't read more is that they can't find books they like. Freedom of choice is…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-patterson/kids-say-the-no-1-reason-they-don-t-read-more-is-that-they-can-t-find/)

[James Patterson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/james-patterson/)

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> [I believe we should spend less time worrying about the quantity of books children read and more time introducing them to quality…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-patterson/i-believe-we-should-spend-less-time-worrying-about-the-quantity-of/)

[James Patterson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/james-patterson/)

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> [There's no such thing as a kid who hates reading. There are kids who love reading, and kids who are reading the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-patterson/there-s-no-such-thing-as-a-kid-who-hates-reading-there-are-kids-who/)

[James Patterson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/james-patterson/)

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> [With my adult books, for the first six weeks or so, it's about 60 percent ebooks in terms of sales. The kids'…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-patterson/with-my-adult-books-for-the-first-six-weeks-or-so-it-s-about-60/)

[James Patterson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/james-patterson/)

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> [One of the interesting things about YA books - I don't know about Percy Jackson, but I do know about 'Twilight' and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-patterson/one-of-the-interesting-things-about-ya-books-i-don-t-know-about-percy/)

[James Patterson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/james-patterson/)

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> [I always figured there would be a kid audience and an adult audience, and there is. That's true for 'Hunger Games' and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-patterson/i-always-figured-there-would-be-a-kid-audience-and-an-adult-audience/)

[James Patterson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/james-patterson/)

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> [The idea for Maximum Ride come from the earlier books of mine called When the Wind Blows and The Lake House, which…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-patterson/the-idea-for-maximum-ride-come-from-the-earlier-books-of-mine-called/)

[James Patterson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/james-patterson/)

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> [Kids don't read as much as you'd like them to, just in terms of seeing the world from different perspectives. I mean,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-patterson/kids-don-t-read-as-much-as-you-d-like-them-to-just-in-terms-of-seeing/)

[James Patterson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/james-patterson/)

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> [Yeah, and so Max and Dylan are supposed to, like, go to Germany and have kids together," I heard Gazzy say. My…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-patterson/yeah-and-so-max-and-dylan-are-supposed-to-like-go-to-germany-and-have/)

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> [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-patterson/i-ve-always-been-into-fast-paced-don-t-bore-em-keep-it-moving-along/)

[James Patterson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/james-patterson/)

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> [Generally I find that kids ask better questions than you get with adults. Something that kids will do a lot is, they're…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-patterson/generally-i-find-that-kids-ask-better-questions-than-you-get-with/)

[James Patterson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/james-patterson/)

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> [Great, they give blind kids guns," I said, trying to lessen his horror. "I don't even let Iggy have a gun. Usually.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-patterson/great-they-give-blind-kids-guns-i-said-trying-to-lessen-his-horror-i/)

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> [It's funny how different people are. If I'd been this kid and someone was snarling "Ordering a pizza?" at me, without even…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-patterson/it-s-funny-how-different-people-are-if-i-d-been-this-kid-and-someone/)

[James Patterson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/james-patterson/)

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> [I love Nudge, Nudge is a great kid, but that motormouth of hers could have turned Mother Teresa into an ax murderer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-patterson/i-love-nudge-nudge-is-a-great-kid-but-that-motormouth-of-hers-could/)

[James Patterson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/james-patterson/)

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> [Did I want a dog? No. Did I need a dog? Also no. We were six kids running for our lives, not…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-patterson/did-i-want-a-dog-no-did-i-need-a-dog-also-no-we-were-six-kids-running/)

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> [Schools and parents can team up to find books that kids will really get excited about - that will make them say,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-patterson/schools-and-parents-can-team-up-to-find-books-that-kids-will-really/)

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> [Some kids get called 'bundles of joy' or 'slices of heaven' or 'dreams come true.' We got 'the fifty-fourth generation of DNA…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-patterson/some-kids-get-called-bundles-of-joy-or-slices-of-heaven-or-dreams/)

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> [The best way to get kids reading more is to give them books that they'll gobble up - and that will make…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-patterson/the-best-way-to-get-kids-reading-more-is-to-give-them-books-that-they/)

[James Patterson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/james-patterson/)

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> [What I'm really addicted to is getting people to understand that if their kids aren't competent readers coming out of middle school,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-patterson/what-i-m-really-addicted-to-is-getting-people-to-understand-that-if/)

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> [If by 'miracle kids' you mean innocent test-tube babies whose DNA was forcibly unraveled and merged with two percent avian genes, yeah,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-patterson/if-by-miracle-kids-you-mean-innocent-test-tube-babies-whose-dna-was/)

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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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-patterson/steve-turned-to-us-again-looking-so-dang-enthusastic-that-i-wondered/)

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> [The fact is that our kids aren't reading books - or frankly, much of anything lately. Schools are under funded, some schools…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-patterson/the-fact-is-that-our-kids-aren-t-reading-books-or-frankly-much-of/)

[James Patterson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/james-patterson/)

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> [Let's face it: Most of us don't realize it, but we are failing our kids as reading role models. The best role…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-patterson/let-s-face-it-most-of-us-don-t-realize-it-but-we-are-failing-our-kids/)

[James Patterson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/james-patterson/)

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## More by James Patterson

> [It was a little weird that they were friends. But then, maybe freaks just tended to find each other.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-patterson/it-was-a-little-weird-that-they-were-friends-but-then-maybe-freaks/)

[James Patterson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-patterson/the-next-forty-five-minutes-in-that-office-was-about-as-much-fun-as-a/)

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> [As we go through this transition where a lot more people will be reading on devices, nobody is paying enough attention to make sure…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-patterson/as-we-go-through-this-transition-where-a-lot-more-people-will-be/)

[James Patterson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-patterson/max-you-have-a-bigger-mission-than-finding-the-flock-s-parents-focus/)

[James Patterson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/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.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-patterson/you-re-lying-through-your-fangs-iggy-accused-fang-tried-to-play/)

[James Patterson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-patterson/there-are-reasons-people-seek-escape-in-books-and-one-of-those/)

[James Patterson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/james-patterson/)

> [I shot him the bird. (Get it? I shot him the—never mind.)](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-patterson/i-shot-him-the-bird-get-it-i-shot-him-the-never-mind/)

[James Patterson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/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.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-patterson/i-get-up-every-morning-and-chop-wood-and-i-pretty-much-do-it-seven/)

[James Patterson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/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.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-patterson/witihin-seconds-the-headhunter-had-lost-control-of-his-car-and-it/)

[James Patterson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-patterson/it-was-scary-more-than-sara-could-possibly-know-more-than-anybody/)

[James Patterson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-patterson/did-i-want-a-dog-no-did-i-need-a-dog-also-no-we-were-six-kids-running/)

[James Patterson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-patterson/i-m-a-girl-who-has-been-tamping-down-her-emotions-and-keeping-them/)

[James Patterson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-patterson/when-my-son-jack-was-four-i-had-to-make-a-trip-to-los-angeles-i-asked/)

[James Patterson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/james-patterson/)

> [“that kid’s nothing but a little hoodlum.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-patterson/that-kid-s-nothing-but-a-little-hoodlum/)

[James Patterson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/james-patterson/)

> [Jeezum—humans were like eggshells.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-patterson/jeezum-humans-were-like-eggshells/)

[James Patterson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/james-patterson/)

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