Parenting Quotes by James Patterson

Our parents were a test tube and a turkey baster.

— James Patterson

Schools and parents can team up to find books that kids will really get excited about - that will make them say,…

— James Patterson

The hardest part about parenting is when I have to be The Dad, aka the Fun-Sucker, as opposed to being a friend.

— James Patterson

It's our job - as parents, grandparents, aunts, uncles - to find books our kids are going to like.

— James Patterson

“Marty, my mother used to say "Never get greedy with God." I think what she meant was "Don't dare ask for more…

— James Patterson

I hoped I wasn't actually dead. That would make finding our parents and saving the world really hard.

— James Patterson

“They were my parents. Dead. They died in their bed under freakish circumstances three months ago, leaving my brothers and me devastated…

— James Patterson

Dr. Martinez: "I take it you don't want me to call your parent?" Max: "Uh, no." Hello, lab? May I speak to…

— James Patterson

Jane-Sweetie, we've talked about your weight-" my mother began. I'm only eight years old," I said. "How about I promise to be…

— 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…

— James Patterson

Dear God," said Nudge under her breath, "I want real parents. But I want them to want me too. I want them…

— James Patterson

“I know where The List is-my father has taken me to see it many times. Maybe for just this reason. And I…

— James Patterson

“Remember that country singer on American Songster, the girl whose father only let her order ketchup, mustard, and relish at McDonald’s because…

— James Patterson

Now, Max, I think we both know your parents aren't missionaries." I opened my eyes wide. "No? Well, for God's sake, don't…

— James Patterson

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

I'm a girl of extremes. When I love something, I'm like a puppy dog (without all the licking). When I'm cranky, I'm…

— James Patterson

I grew up in a house full of women: my mother, grandmother, three sisters, and two female cats. And I still have…

— James Patterson

“I think if you did, you might not be shocked by it. Teachers are expected to do more and more, and much…

— James Patterson

“Uh-oh,' said Gazzy, but Angel was so nauseated she didn't have time to leap to a safe distance, or grab a gas…

— James Patterson

“Anne Frank wrote, ‘How true Daddy’s words were when he said: all children must look after their own upbringing. Parents can only…

— James Patterson

I want to know about my mom. And other stuff. I want to know the whole story, good or bad.” “Me, too,”…

— James Patterson

If the White House could do more to tell parents that getting children reading is their business too, we'd see a big…

— James Patterson

“Their mothers were nobodies," Marian (Max's mom) said. "Donor eggs. Lab workers, techs, anyone we found. That was the point- that we…

— James Patterson