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> [“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,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/richard-north-patterson/there-ll-be-people-better-and-smarter-than-you-adam-there-always-are/)

[Richard North Patterson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/richard-north-patterson/)

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## More by Richard North Patterson

> [“I have a life. A real one. And not all of it is with you.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/richard-north-patterson/i-have-a-life-a-real-one-and-not-all-of-it-is-with-you/)

[Richard North Patterson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/richard-north-patterson/)

> [“he knew that men were too complex to be defined by the worst moment in their lives”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/richard-north-patterson/he-knew-that-men-were-too-complex-to-be-defined-by-the-worst-moment/)

[Richard North Patterson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/richard-north-patterson/)

> [“his legacy, if there is one, is that I try to do my best to see people whole, for who they are and what…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/richard-north-patterson/his-legacy-if-there-is-one-is-that-i-try-to-do-my-best-to-see-people/)

[Richard North Patterson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/richard-north-patterson/)

> [“whatever you do - his father continued - dream big, take risks, and work harder than whoever else is doing the same thing. Do…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/richard-north-patterson/whatever-you-do-his-father-continued-dream-big-take-risks-and-work/)

[Richard North Patterson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/richard-north-patterson/)

> [Before Bin Laden did everything but advertise. Yet he had to blow up the Twin Towers just to get the attention of anyone outside…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/richard-north-patterson/before-bin-laden-did-everything-but-advertise-yet-he-had-to-blow-up/)

[Richard North Patterson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/richard-north-patterson/)

> [The writer must always leave room for the characters to grow and change. If you move your characters from plot point to plot point,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/richard-north-patterson/the-writer-must-always-leave-room-for-the-characters-to-grow-and/)

[Richard North Patterson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/richard-north-patterson/)

> [ The manuscript you submit \[should not\] contain any flaws that you can identify - it is up to the writer to do the work,… ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/richard-north-patterson/the-manuscript-you-submit-should-not-contain-any-flaws-that-you-can/)

[Richard North Patterson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/richard-north-patterson/)

> [Aggressiveness is good in a combat leader. Combining that with ambition and insecurity becomes more problematic.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/richard-north-patterson/aggressiveness-is-good-in-a-combat-leader-combining-that-with/)

[Richard North Patterson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/richard-north-patterson/)

> [Morally repugnant and tactically stupid are a lousy combination.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/richard-north-patterson/morally-repugnant-and-tactically-stupid-are-a-lousy-combination/)

[Richard North Patterson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/richard-north-patterson/)

> [Write what you care about and understand. Writers should never try to outguess the marketplace in search of a salable idea; the simple truth…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/richard-north-patterson/write-what-you-care-about-and-understand-writers-should-never-try-to/)

[Richard North Patterson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/richard-north-patterson/)

> [“If someone really interests you, you'll learn about them yourself.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/richard-north-patterson/if-someone-really-interests-you-you-ll-learn-about-them-yourself/)

[Richard North Patterson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/richard-north-patterson/)

> [The only judgment that truly matters is the final judgment.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/richard-north-patterson/the-only-judgment-that-truly-matters-is-the-final-judgment/)

[Richard North Patterson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/richard-north-patterson/)

> [Writing is rewriting. A writer must learn to deepen characters, trim writing, intensify scenes. To fall in love with the first draft to the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/richard-north-patterson/writing-is-rewriting-a-writer-must-learn-to-deepen-characters-trim/)

[Richard North Patterson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/richard-north-patterson/)

> [Writing seems like the only job where what you think and feel really matters.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/richard-north-patterson/writing-seems-like-the-only-job-where-what-you-think-and-feel-really/)

[Richard North Patterson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/richard-north-patterson/)

> [“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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/richard-north-patterson/who-says-they-re-all-criminals-he-parried-some-might-actually-be/)

[Richard North Patterson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/richard-north-patterson/)

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