“I have a life. A real one. And not all of it is with you.” — Richard North Patterson Life Copy Share Image
“he knew that men were too complex to be defined by the worst moment in their lives” — Richard North Patterson Human nature Copy Share Image
“his legacy, if there is one, is that I try to do my best to see people whole, for who they are… — Richard North Patterson Human-failings Copy Share Image
“whatever you do - his father continued - dream big, take risks, and work harder than whoever else is doing the same… — Richard North Patterson Dream big Copy Share Image
Before Bin Laden did everything but advertise. Yet he had to blow up the Twin Towers just to get the attention of… — Richard North Patterson Attention Copy Share Image
The writer must always leave room for the characters to grow and change. If you move your characters from plot point to… — Richard North Patterson Character Copy Share Image
The manuscript you submit [should not] contain any flaws that you can identify - it is up to the writer to do… — Richard North Patterson Counting Copy Share Image
Aggressiveness is good in a combat leader. Combining that with ambition and insecurity becomes more problematic. — Richard North Patterson Aggressiveness Copy Share Image
Morally repugnant and tactically stupid are a lousy combination. — Richard North Patterson Combination Copy Share Image
Write what you care about and understand. Writers should never try to outguess the marketplace in search of a salable idea; the… — Richard North Patterson Book Copy Share Image
“If someone really interests you, you'll learn about them yourself.” — Richard North Patterson Education Copy Share Image
The only judgment that truly matters is the final judgment. — Richard North Patterson Decision making Copy Share Image
Writing is rewriting. A writer must learn to deepen characters, trim writing, intensify scenes. To fall in love with the first draft… — Richard North Patterson Character Copy Share Image
Writing seems like the only job where what you think and feel really matters. — Richard North Patterson Feels Copy Share Image
“who says they're all criminals? -he parried- some might actually be innocent. others may need someone to explain them. there are reasons… — Richard North Patterson Crime Copy Share Image
No one should be judged by the worst moment of his life. — Richard North Patterson Judged Copy Share Image
The business of writing is empathising with situations that aren't your own. — Richard North Patterson Business Copy Share Image
The rulings of the past do not always apply in the present. — Richard North Patterson Anger Copy Share Image
Writing is akin to method acting. Before the writer can render a fully convincing world, he or she must inhabit that world,… — Richard North Patterson Acting Copy Share Image
“There’ll be people better and smarter than you, Adam. There always are. Your strength must be to want it more, and let… — Richard North Patterson Robert Kennedy Copy Share Image
I was 29 when I wrote my first novel. But I was 45 when I quit for good. I was a 16-year overnight success. — Richard North Patterson Books Copy Share Image
Problem was that we could make things worse but we couldn't make anything better. — Richard North Patterson Problem Copy Share Image
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