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title: "32 Way Quotes By James Patterson"
description: "32 Way quotes by James Patterson. Plus more from James Patterson and more Way sayings from other authors."
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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/)

[James Patterson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/james-patterson/)

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> [My style is colloquial storytelling. It's the way we tell stories to one another - it's not writerly, it's not overdone.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-patterson/my-style-is-colloquial-storytelling-it-s-the-way-we-tell-stories-to/)

[James Patterson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/james-patterson/)

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> [But then we have to leave, have to. It's always been that way, and it will always be that way, Jane. That's…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-patterson/but-then-we-have-to-leave-have-to-it-s-always-been-that-way-and-it/)

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> [If Fang is in any way harmed while I'm gone-if he gets a hangnail-you won't see another morning. Are we clear on…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-patterson/if-fang-is-in-any-way-harmed-while-i-m-gone-if-he-gets-a-hangnail-you/)

[James Patterson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/james-patterson/)

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> [I'm way hot," he muttered. "But I don't feel sick. Just — way hot." Fang](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-patterson/i-m-way-hot-he-muttered-but-i-don-t-feel-sick-just-way-hot-fang/)

[James Patterson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/james-patterson/)

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> [YOU COULD LOCK the Gasman in a padded cell with some dental floss and a bowl of Jell-O, and he'd find a…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-patterson/you-could-lock-the-gasman-in-a-padded-cell-with-some-dental-floss-and/)

[James Patterson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/james-patterson/)

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> [I was always a good student, but I didn't read that much until I was 18 and I was working my way…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-patterson/i-was-always-a-good-student-but-i-didn-t-read-that-much-until-i-was/)

[James Patterson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/james-patterson/)

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> [I led the way toward the crowd, trying to look casual, like, Fly? Me? Nah.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-patterson/i-led-the-way-toward-the-crowd-trying-to-look-casual-like-fly-me-nah/)

[James Patterson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/james-patterson/)

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> [I grew up in a house full of women: my mother, grandmother, three sisters, and two female cats. And I still have…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-patterson/i-grew-up-in-a-house-full-of-women-my-mother-grandmother-three/)

[James Patterson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/james-patterson/)

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> [My choices were to either give in and let them kill all of us or fight back with everything I had. I…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-patterson/my-choices-were-to-either-give-in-and-let-them-kill-all-of-us-or/)

[James Patterson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/james-patterson/)

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> [There is a lot to be said for collaboration, and it should be seen as just another way to do things as…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-patterson/there-is-a-lot-to-be-said-for-collaboration-and-it-should-be-seen-as/)

[James Patterson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/james-patterson/)

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> [How did you become blind, uh, Jeff is it?" Yeah, Jeff. Well, I looked directly at the sun, you know, the way…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-patterson/how-did-you-become-blind-uh-jeff-is-it-yeah-jeff-well-i-looked/)

[James Patterson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/james-patterson/)

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> [Meaning what? We're going to pretend nothing's going on? That's stupid. The only way to deal with any of this is to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-patterson/meaning-what-we-re-going-to-pretend-nothing-s-going-on-that-s-stupid/)

[James Patterson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/james-patterson/)

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> [Just because life is hard, and always ends in a bad way, doesn't mean that all stories have to, even if that's…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-patterson/just-because-life-is-hard-and-always-ends-in-a-bad-way-doesn-t-mean/)

[James Patterson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/james-patterson/)

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> [I saw the first episode of "The Walking Dead," and that's all I've seen. I thought it was good. I used to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-patterson/i-saw-the-first-episode-of-the-walking-dead-and-that-s-all-i-ve-seen/)

[James Patterson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/james-patterson/)

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> [Well, I don’t know. Mostly I just suck up what life throws my way, stomp on it, and then keep going. I…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-patterson/well-i-don-t-know-mostly-i-just-suck-up-what-life-throws-my-way-stomp/)

[James Patterson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/james-patterson/)

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> [I didn't care for most of the books I was being asked to read in school. I started reading like crazy right…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-patterson/i-didn-t-care-for-most-of-the-books-i-was-being-asked-to-read-in/)

[James Patterson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/james-patterson/)

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> [Do you want to know the closest thing to feeling the most powerful you can feel ? Flying alone at night.Risky.Nothing but…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-patterson/do-you-want-to-know-the-closest-thing-to-feeling-the-most-powerful/)

[James Patterson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/james-patterson/)

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> [Save your world. Love it. Protect it, and respect it and don't let haters represent it. Don't leave the saving to anyone…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-patterson/save-your-world-love-it-protect-it-and-respect-it-and-don-t-let/)

[James Patterson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/james-patterson/)

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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…](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/)

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> [It sucked, but it was way cool at the same time," Gazzy said. "I felt like the Blue Angels!" "Yeah, except the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-patterson/it-sucked-but-it-was-way-cool-at-the-same-time-gazzy-said-i-felt-like/)

[James Patterson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/james-patterson/)

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> [Look, we're trying to explore other options to your retirement," the whitecoat said. "You might be useful to us in other ways."…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-patterson/look-we-re-trying-to-explore-other-options-to-your-retirement-the/)

[James Patterson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/james-patterson/)

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> [I've always been into 'fast-paced, don't bore 'em, keep it moving along, stick with the story.' You know: tell a story the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-patterson/i-ve-always-been-into-fast-paced-don-t-bore-em-keep-it-moving-along/)

[James Patterson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/james-patterson/)

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> [And Flock Rule Number Two is, Don't argue with Max or you'll live to regret it." I spun and stomped out to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-patterson/and-flock-rule-number-two-is-don-t-argue-with-max-or-you-ll-live-to/)

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> [The best way to get kids reading more is to give them books that they'll gobble up - and that will make…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-patterson/the-best-way-to-get-kids-reading-more-is-to-give-them-books-that-they/)

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> [Later," Fang said to Ella and Dr. Martinez in that gushy, hyperemotional, overdramatic way he has.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-patterson/later-fang-said-to-ella-and-dr-martinez-in-that-gushy-hyperemotional/)

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> [why can't you just get out of here and leave me alone?"i bellowed. "i can't!" dylan shouted back,his face twisted with an…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-patterson/why-can-t-you-just-get-out-of-here-and-leave-me-alone-i-bellowed-i/)

[James Patterson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/james-patterson/)

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> [Steve turned to us again, looking so dang enthusastic that I wondered how much coffee he'd had this morning. "So, you kids…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-patterson/steve-turned-to-us-again-looking-so-dang-enthusastic-that-i-wondered/)

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> [Angel is right,"said Dr. G-H quickly. "This is my clumsy way of demonstrating." "Demonstrating what?" I was barely able to keep a…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-patterson/angel-is-right-said-dr-g-h-quickly-this-is-my-clumsy-way-of/)

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> [Every other person in the world would have looked at it and thought, Max would hate this. It was girly. It was…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-patterson/every-other-person-in-the-world-would-have-looked-at-it-and-thought/)

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> [The hardest mysteries to solve are the ones you come to near the end, because there isn't enough evidence, not enough to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-patterson/the-hardest-mysteries-to-solve-are-the-ones-you-come-to-near-the-end/)

[James Patterson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/james-patterson/)

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> [Fang and I searched in every way we could think of and found a million institutes of one kind or another, in…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-patterson/fang-and-i-searched-in-every-way-we-could-think-of-and-found-a/)

[James Patterson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/james-patterson/)

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## Other authors on Way

## 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/)

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