“But...if everyone was special, wouldn't that really mean that no one was special at all?” — James Patterson Copy Share Image
Why, the little Voice inside my head, of course. You mean you don't have one? I did. — James Patterson Copy Share Image
Homework is a term that means grown up imposed yet self-afflicting torture. — James Patterson Copy Share Image
Being the leader means you have to make life or death decisions sometimes. — James Patterson Copy Share Image
Congratulations. The fact that you're reading this means you've taken one giant step closer to surviving until your next birthday. — James Patterson Copy Share Image
Is dere anysing special about you? Anysing vorth saving?" Besides my fashion sense? I play a mean harmonica. — James Patterson Copy Share Image
I stood there watching Phoebe arrange the pillows and the sheets. She isn't thinking that I... I mean, she doesn't think that… — James Patterson Copy Share Image
I blame Jeb for letting you be such a smart aleck.” I stared at her. “I blame you for altering my DNA!… — James Patterson Copy Share Image
You mean other than the wings? I once ate nine snicker bars in a row without barfing. It was a record. — James Patterson Copy Share Image
Uh-huh," I said. "Because all you mad, evil scientists sit around whipping up batches of Pillsbury's finest during your coffee breaks. I… — James Patterson Copy Share Image
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 wherever you are. If it’s tapped into any of your senses, it knows where you are and what you’re doing.” Oh… — James Patterson Copy Share Image
My mom had a soft heart after all! Instead of being chained by both wrists, we were only chained by one ankle!… — James Patterson Copy Share Image
When my son, Jack, was four, I had to make a trip to Los Angeles. I asked him if he was going… — James Patterson Copy Share Image
Gazzy: "What does that mean?" (points to metal plaque warning to stay off the third rail that said Stay off the third… — James Patterson Copy Share Image
I mean,he decided we'd be better apart,you know?it wasn't a joint decision.like, if your gonna make a decision about me and my… — James Patterson Copy Share Image
Iggy nodded. “I’m bummed we couldn’t use Big Boy,” he said. “But I don’t want to waste it. We have to actually… — 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
Just because life is hard, and always ends in a bad way, doesn't mean that all stories have to, even if that's… — James Patterson Copy Share Image
NOOOO!" On the screen, a woman's eyes bugged almost out of her head, and I tried not to scream. Tried not to… — James Patterson Copy Share Image
Man, you weigh a freaking ton. What have you been eating, rocks?" * Max: "Why, is your head missing some?" o Chapter… — James Patterson Copy Share Image
Total?" I called. He looked up alertly, then ran over to me, small pink tongue hanging out. Total?" I said when he… — James Patterson Copy Share Image
I'm a very good storyteller; I have a lot of compassion for people. That's very useful for a novelist. A lot of… — James Patterson Copy Share Image
One of the nice things about books as opposed to television and movies to some extent is it's not a passive entertainment.… — 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
What I said yesterday didn't mean anything! I love everyone in the flock! Plus, it was the Valium talking!" "Uh-huh. You just… — 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
![“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 me. [...] And now I felt like my shell had a dangerous crack in it. Without much more effort on his part, it would split wide open and my enormous river of emotions…” quote by James Patterson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/275/james-patterson-171_cracks_i-m-a-girl-who-has-been-tamping-down-her_48205.jpg)