James Patterson Quotes

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• Imagine life is a game in which you are juggling five balls. The balls are called work, family, health, friends, and integrity. And you're keeping…
• Half the time when brothers wrestle, it's just an excuse to hug each other.
• I don't know why, but life is usually more complicated than the plans that we make.
• I am not a great prose stylist. I'm a storyteller. There are thousands of people who don't like what I do. Fortunately, there are millions…
• Yeah, well, asparagus is good for me, but it still makes me want to throw up.
• Other than my hundreds of arrests I really don't have that much experience with the law. While the majority of people aren't corrupt, there certainly…
• Assume nothing, question everything.
• Always expect the unexpected. Right around Thanksgiving, when the new Alex Cross will be out. It's called Four Blind Mice and it's a pretty amazing…
• He could totally be your boyfriend," [Angel] went on with annoying persistence. "You guys could get married. I could be like a junior bridesmaid. Total…
• Nowhere will you meet more interesting people than in books.
• Home is wherever we all are together.
• Actually, I'd already briefed him, early this morning. Since we were up at six. Since, at six, the nurse had been overcome with the overwhelming…
• I read some, and then visited with people involved in this curious, exciting and somewhat misunderstood sub-culture. I met with a fang maker, who offered…
• If you want to write for yourself, get a diary. If you want to write for your friends, get a blog. If you want to…
• There's no such thing as a kid who hates reading. There are kids who love reading, and kids who are reading the wrong books.
• I love the idea of expanding the universe of games to some extent. At one point, they were kind of limited to boys, fanboys and…
• Sundown had bloodied the horizon over the uneven rooftops of South Boston. Birds were perched on every roof and seemed to be watching the girl…
• Let's face it: Most of us don't realize it, but we are failing our kids as reading role models. The best role models are in…
• Stop trying to write sentences and start trying to write stories.
• Better readers are better thinkers.

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