“There’ll be people better and smarter than you, Adam. There always are. Your strength must be to want it more, and let nothing get in the way. They called Robert Kennedy ruthless. But for a few months before he died,… — Richard North Patterson Copy Share Image
“he knew that men were too complex to be defined by the worst moment in their lives” — Richard North Patterson Copy Share
“his legacy, if there is one, is that I try to do my best to see people whole, for who they are and what… — Richard North Patterson Copy Share
“whatever you do - his father continued - dream big, take risks, and work harder than whoever else is doing the same thing. Do… — Richard North Patterson Copy Share
Before Bin Laden did everything but advertise. Yet he had to blow up the Twin Towers just to get the attention of anyone outside… — Richard North Patterson Copy Share
The writer must always leave room for the characters to grow and change. If you move your characters from plot point to plot point,… — Richard North Patterson Copy Share
The manuscript you submit [should not] contain any flaws that you can identify - it is up to the writer to do the work,… — Richard North Patterson Copy Share
Aggressiveness is good in a combat leader. Combining that with ambition and insecurity becomes more problematic. — Richard North Patterson Copy Share
Morally repugnant and tactically stupid are a lousy combination. — Richard North Patterson Copy Share
Write what you care about and understand. Writers should never try to outguess the marketplace in search of a salable idea; the simple truth… — Richard North Patterson Copy Share
“If someone really interests you, you'll learn about them yourself.” — Richard North Patterson Copy Share
Writing is rewriting. A writer must learn to deepen characters, trim writing, intensify scenes. To fall in love with the first draft to the… — Richard North Patterson Copy Share
Writing seems like the only job where what you think and feel really matters. — Richard North Patterson Copy Share
“who says they're all criminals? -he parried- some might actually be innocent. others may need someone to explain them. there are reasons why we… — Richard North Patterson Copy Share
