Books Quote by Richard North Patterson

“I have a life. A real one. And not all of it is with you.”

— Richard North Patterson

“he knew that men were too complex to be defined by the worst moment in their lives”

— Richard North Patterson

“his legacy, if there is one, is that I try to do my best to see people whole, for who they are and what…

— Richard North Patterson

“whatever you do - his father continued - dream big, take risks, and work harder than whoever else is doing the same thing. Do…

— Richard North Patterson

Before Bin Laden did everything but advertise. Yet he had to blow up the Twin Towers just to get the attention of anyone outside…

— Richard North Patterson

The writer must always leave room for the characters to grow and change. If you move your characters from plot point to plot point,…

— Richard North Patterson

The manuscript you submit [should not] contain any flaws that you can identify - it is up to the writer to do the work,…

— Richard North Patterson

Aggressiveness is good in a combat leader. Combining that with ambition and insecurity becomes more problematic.

— Richard North Patterson

Morally repugnant and tactically stupid are a lousy combination.

— Richard North Patterson

Write what you care about and understand. Writers should never try to outguess the marketplace in search of a salable idea; the simple truth…

— Richard North Patterson

“If someone really interests you, you'll learn about them yourself.”

— Richard North Patterson

The only judgment that truly matters is the final judgment.

— Richard North Patterson