--- title: "7 Ride Quotes By James Patterson" description: "7 Ride quotes by James Patterson. Plus more from James Patterson and more Ride sayings from other authors." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ee8/james-patterson-171_angel_people-want-us-or-want-us-dead-because-o_537756.png" --- > [People want us, or want us dead, because of what we are, not who we are. It's hard](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-patterson/people-want-us-or-want-us-dead-because-of-what-we-are-not-who-we-are/) [James Patterson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/james-patterson/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ee8/james-patterson-171_angel_people-want-us-or-want-us-dead-because-o_537756.png) > [“Yeah, you're sitting in a tree because you're fine . That's easy to see. I can't believe this is Maximum Ride ,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-patterson/yeah-you-re-sitting-in-a-tree-because-you-re-fine-that-s-easy-to-see/) [James Patterson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/james-patterson/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/cef/james-patterson-171_angel_yeah-you-re-sitting-in-a-tree-because-yo_834101.png) > [“Vhat ozzer abilities do you haf?" ter Borcht snapped, which his assistant waited, pen in hand. Gazzy thought. "I have X-ray vision,"…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-patterson/vhat-ozzer-abilities-do-you-haf-ter-borcht-snapped-which-his/) [James Patterson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/james-patterson/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ec4/james-patterson-171_gaze_vhat-ozzer-abilities-do-you-haf-ter-borc_1391030.png) > [I always figured there would be a kid audience and an adult audience, and there is. That's true for 'Hunger Games' and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-patterson/i-always-figured-there-would-be-a-kid-audience-and-an-adult-audience/) [James Patterson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/james-patterson/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/70b/james-patterson-171_about_i-always-figured-there-would-be-a-kid-au_2431928.jpg) > [It is my time. The time of maximum ride...](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-patterson/it-is-my-time-the-time-of-maximum-ride/) [James Patterson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/james-patterson/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/469/james-patterson-171_maximum_it-is-my-time-the-time-of-maximum-ride-2_2589126.png) > [“People want us, or want us dead, because of what we are, not who we are. It's hard. ~Angel”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-patterson/people-want-us-or-want-us-dead-because-of-what-we-are-not-who-we-are-2/) [James Patterson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/james-patterson/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/8f3/james-patterson-171_angel_people-want-us-or-want-us-dead-because-o_3040894.png) > [“It means the third rail has seven hundred volts of direct current running through it. Touch it and you're human popcorn”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-patterson/it-means-the-third-rail-has-seven-hundred-volts-of-direct-current/) [James Patterson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/james-patterson/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/4e7/james-patterson-171_fang_it-means-the-third-rail-has-seven-hundre_3189202.png) ## Other authors on Ride ## 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/) [James Patterson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/james-patterson/) > [“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/) [James Patterson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/james-patterson/) > [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/) [James Patterson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/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 my wings…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-patterson/max-you-have-a-bigger-mission-than-finding-the-flock-s-parents-focus/) [James Patterson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/james-patterson/) > [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/) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/ride/james-patterson/#itemlist", "name": "7 Ride Quotes By James Patterson", "numberOfItems": 7, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "People want us, or want us dead, because of what we are, not who we are. 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