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title: "40 People Quotes By James Patterson"
description: "James Patterson people quotes about digital reading, lasting love, and focusing on what matters."
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> [Once I was seated, I couldn't help people-watching. I'll admit it, I'm an addict from way back.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-patterson/once-i-was-seated-i-couldn-t-help-people-watching-i-ll-admit-it-i-m/)

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> [Nowhere will you meet more interesting people than in books.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-patterson/nowhere-will-you-meet-more-interesting-people-than-in-books/)

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> [Boy, you just can't kill people like you used to,](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-patterson/boy-you-just-can-t-kill-people-like-you-used-to/)

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> [Well, I get under people's skins. It's a gift I have, what can I say?](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-patterson/well-i-get-under-people-s-skins-it-s-a-gift-i-have-what-can-i-say/)

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> [She had a lot of hugs to give, but not enough people to give them to.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-patterson/she-had-a-lot-of-hugs-to-give-but-not-enough-people-to-give-them-to/)

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> [“They get me, and I get them. They have empathy . Most people don't, they really don't.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-patterson/they-get-me-and-i-get-them-they-have-empathy-most-people-don-t-they/)

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> [Hollywood is a peculiar beast - people in Hollywood are nuts.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-patterson/hollywood-is-a-peculiar-beast-people-in-hollywood-are-nuts/)

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> [People always remember the worst day of their lifes. It becomes a part of them forever.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-patterson/people-always-remember-the-worst-day-of-their-lifes-it-becomes-a-part/)

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> [I think sometimes we give people a lot of credit just because they're writing nice sentences even if it isn't adding up…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-patterson/i-think-sometimes-we-give-people-a-lot-of-credit-just-because-they-re/)

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> [Iggy: "I'll grab a zebra; Gaz, you fill all the bubbles with your trademark scent. so people are choking and gagging; and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-patterson/iggy-i-ll-grab-a-zebra-gaz-you-fill-all-the-bubbles-with-your/)

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> [I'm a freaking princess when it comes to other people's feelings. Yo dogbreath, get your paws of the everglades. -Max](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-patterson/i-m-a-freaking-princess-when-it-comes-to-other-people-s-feelings-yo/)

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> [I read some, and then visited with people involved in this curious, exciting and somewhat misunderstood sub-culture. I met with a fang…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-patterson/i-read-some-and-then-visited-with-people-involved-in-this-curious/)

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> [We’ll be back!” he snarled. It was really Ari’s voice. Boy, you just can’t kill people like you used to,” said Fang](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-patterson/we-ll-be-back-he-snarled-it-was-really-ari-s-voice-boy-you-just-can-t/)

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> [Love between two people can last a long time if the people love themselves some, and are ready to give love to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-patterson/love-between-two-people-can-last-a-long-time-if-the-people-love/)

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> [I don't believe in lecturing people. It's much more effective to present reading as a fun, rewarding pastime.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-patterson/i-don-t-believe-in-lecturing-people-it-s-much-more-effective-to/)

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> [People always come up to me and say, 'you should do standup.' It's nice to discover things about yourself. That keeps everything…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-patterson/people-always-come-up-to-me-and-say-you-should-do-standup-it-s-nice/)

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> [Why aren't crazy people content to take over, like, one town? It always has to be the whole word. They can't just…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-patterson/why-aren-t-crazy-people-content-to-take-over-like-one-town-it-always/)

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> [Life is hard, and a lot of people come home tired from work. If they're gonna spend half an hour reading, they…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-patterson/life-is-hard-and-a-lot-of-people-come-home-tired-from-work-if-they-re/)

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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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-patterson/as-we-go-through-this-transition-where-a-lot-more-people-will-be/)

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> [A lot of writers fall in love with their sentences or their construction of sentences, and sometimes that's great, but not everybody…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-patterson/a-lot-of-writers-fall-in-love-with-their-sentences-or-their/)

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> [Other than my hundreds of arrests I really don't have that much experience with the law. While the majority of people aren't…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-patterson/other-than-my-hundreds-of-arrests-i-really-don-t-have-that-much/)

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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/)

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> [The vampire underworld is much larger than most people could imagine. It exists in all the cities mentioned in the book, but…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-patterson/the-vampire-underworld-is-much-larger-than-most-people-could-imagine/)

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> [I took a bite of cookie and chewed. “Hmmm,” I said, trying not to spit crumbs. “Clear vanilla notes, too-sweet chocolate chips,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-patterson/i-took-a-bite-of-cookie-and-chewed-hmmm-i-said-trying-not-to-spit/)

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> [For many years I had heard about an underworld consisting of people who act out a vampire fantasy while I was living…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-patterson/for-many-years-i-had-heard-about-an-underworld-consisting-of-people/)

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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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> [There are reasons people seek escape in books, and one of those reasons is that the boundary of what can happen is…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-patterson/there-are-reasons-people-seek-escape-in-books-and-one-of-those/)

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> [A lot of times you get people writing wonderful sentences and paragraphs, and they fall in love with their prose style, but…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-patterson/a-lot-of-times-you-get-people-writing-wonderful-sentences-and/)

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> [People like to talk more than they like to act. They like to sit there and complain and vent. Somehow they think…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-patterson/people-like-to-talk-more-than-they-like-to-act-they-like-to-sit-there/)

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> [A classroom . People trying to stick me in classrooms was becoming as predictable and annoying as people trying to kill me,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-patterson/a-classroom-people-trying-to-stick-me-in-classrooms-was-becoming-as/)

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> [I am not a great prose stylist. I'm a storyteller. There are thousands of people who don't like what I do. Fortunately,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-patterson/i-am-not-a-great-prose-stylist-i-m-a-storyteller-there-are-thousands/)

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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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> [A lot of people like the idea of eternal love and eternal romance. The notion of love that is more profound and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-patterson/a-lot-of-people-like-the-idea-of-eternal-love-and-eternal-romance-the/)

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> [A lot of things that people think are risky, I don't think are risky. I don't get all that. I think what…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-patterson/a-lot-of-things-that-people-think-are-risky-i-don-t-think-are-risky-i/)

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> [I'm very conscious that I'm an entertainer. Something like 73 percent of my readers are college graduates, so you can't condescend to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-patterson/i-m-very-conscious-that-i-m-an-entertainer-something-like-73-percent/)

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> [I love this idea of expanding the game universe. It has been limited. I guess probably because the genre was so successful,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-patterson/i-love-this-idea-of-expanding-the-game-universe-it-has-been-limited-i/)

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> [living life was like putting the beach into a jar. The point wasn’t to fit everything in; it was to attend to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-patterson/living-life-was-like-putting-the-beach-into-a-jar-the-point-wasn-t-to/)

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> [If you're not reading - with your heart as well as your brain - you will be one stupid grown up. Even…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-patterson/if-you-re-not-reading-with-your-heart-as-well-as-your-brain-you-will/)

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> [One of the nice things about books as opposed to television and movies to some extent is it's not a passive entertainment.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-patterson/one-of-the-nice-things-about-books-as-opposed-to-television-and/)

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> [I'm a very good storyteller; I have a lot of compassion for people. That's very useful for a novelist. A lot of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-patterson/i-m-a-very-good-storyteller-i-have-a-lot-of-compassion-for-people/)

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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/)

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> [“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/)

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> [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/)

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> [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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