Patterson Quotes

Our parents were a test tube and a turkey baster. ~ James Patterson

Even for a meth addict. She was sleeping ~ James Patterson

What happened to your tan. ~ James Patterson

If you wanted me to take a shower, you should have payed me ten bucks like you usually do! ~ James Patterson

I think about what I didn't say then, which is this: the stars we see aren't even real stars. We see the light that they gave off millions of years ago but that is only now reaching our eyes. We don't see a star as much as a memory. ~ James Patterson

This summer, I'll be bringing out a mystery that involves a young lawyer and a court scene the likes of which I don't think you've ever seen. Hollywood said this is James Patterson meets John Grisham. ~ James Patterson

In our sleep, pain which cannot forget falls drop by drop upon the heart until, in our own despair, against our will, comes wisdom through the awful grace of God.'" He ~ Richard North Patterson

Your response to adversity is what positions you for promotion ~ Cynthia Patterson

It's the ciiiiiiiiiiiiircle of liiiiiiiiiife! Iggy sang ~ James Patterson

Fang and I searched in every way we could think of and found a million institutes of one kind or another, in Manhattan and throughout New York state, but none of them seemed promising. My favorite? The Institute for Realizing Your Pet's Inner Potential. Anyone who can explain that to me, drop a line. ~ James Patterson

When are you going to trust me Max?" asked Fang.
"When I go completely bonkers," I laughed. ~ James Patterson

What are they teaching these thugs? -Why are there so many of them? -What is the Institute for Higher Aeronautics? -How many of the are there? There are only six of us! Why? -Why is DC public transportation so weird? -Why don't we mug those Eraser goons for money more often? -Fang's Blog ~ James Patterson

The hardest part about parenting is when I have to be The Dad
aka the Fun-Sucker
as opposed to being a friend. ~ James Patterson

Sometimes the best goal you can set is just to get out of bed every day. If you can succeed at this, then other things become possible. ~ Cynthia Patterson

Adolescents were the most wretched humans of all. ~ James Patterson

Let judgment be in the courts. This isn't about politics, or faith, or even race. It's about the right to be free from hate. I am convinced that the world doesn't break in the face of its worst possible deed. The world mends itself. ~ James Patterson

There are some people that you cannot change, you must either deal with them or leave them alone. ~ Cynthia Patterson

Across from the famous jewelry store on Fifth Avenue at Fifty-Seventh Street, we sat in the back of a graffiti-covered white box truck watching the world go by on the surveillance vehicle's hidden high-def camera. So far there had been no sign of the thieves. Or even Audrey Hepburn. ~ James Patterson

Have you been playing in toxic waste lately? ~ James Patterson

He and I have history; ~ James Patterson

The weird, weird thing about devastating loss is that life actually goes on. When you're faced with a tragedy, a loss so huge that you have no idea how you can live through it, somehow, the world keeps turning, the seconds keep ticking. ~ James Patterson

Thirty-six satisfactory exposures on a roll means a photographer is not trying anything new ~ Freeman Patterson

There's nothing more annoying than cold logic and reason when you've got a good fit going. ~ James Patterson

The only judgment that truly matters is the final judgment. ~ Richard North Patterson

Really? Paul Ryan truly prefers that a narcissistic, ignorant, ungovernable, unqualified, race-baiting, misogynistic moron becomes our next president? ~ Richard North Patterson

It's okay, Ig." said Fang. "Just give it your best shot." Sometimes the Fangster is incredibly supportive, just not with me. ~ James Patterson

Truman charged that Republicans were "Wall Street reactionaries," "gluttons of privilege," "bloodsuckers," and "plunderers." GOP legislators in the 80th Congress, he said, were "tools of the most reactionary elements" who would "skim the cream from our natural resources to satisfy their own greed." Dismissing Dewey, "whose name rhymes with hooey," Truman said, "If you send another Republican Congress to Washington, you're a bigger bunch of suckers than I think you are." "Give 'em hell, Harry!" the people shouted back. "Pour it on!"59 ~ James T. Patterson

Learn to think smart, stay one step ahead of the game instead of having the game bite us in the ass. Or ~ James Patterson

The media are right now in the process of doing millions upon millions of dollars' worth of free PR work for whoever is doing this. Such over-the-top, wall-to-wall coverage just sets the bar higher and higher each time for the nut jobs and terrorists to get everybody's attention. "Which means bigger explosions, more bodies, and more atrocities. They should take their cue from the baseball media, which nipped fan stupidity in the bud when they wisely decided to stop showing people who run onto the field." "So don't tell people there's terrorism? That's your solution?" said Brooklyn. "How about at least not sensationalizing it so much?" Arturo said. "This is a bloodbath. Stop selling the frickin' popcorn. ~ James Patterson

In the age of information, ignorance is a choice. Question everything. Don't believe everything you hear. Come to your own conclusions. ~ Mark Patterson

People always remember the worst day of their lifes. It becomes a part of them forever. ~ James Patterson

Spread the happy, not the cranky. ~ D.B. Patterson

To say good-bye. I wasn't there to tell her how much I ~ James Patterson

You can help each other, Max, said the unwelcome voice. You're perfect complements to each other.
"Shut up!" I hissed under my breath, and Dylan looked startled.
"I didn't say anything."
Gritting my teeth, I nodded. "No, I know. It's just-" I decided to take a risk and stare him down. "I hear voices, okay? If you're gonna be here, get used to it. Or else keep your distance. ~ James Patterson

I throw the best parties. ~ Scott Patterson

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 get it out in the open.
Have you been watching Oprah again? ~ James Patterson

Painting, not that lifeless husk ~ James Patterson

So there we were around four thirty that afternoon, driving past the Omaha Country Club into the bedroom community of Raven Oaks. ~ James Patterson

Awwww, lame, we're not going to disneyworld. (said by the amazing talking dog, Total) ~ James Patterson

I never worked in a coffee shop and I don't drink coffee, so I never thought I would become a coffee pusher on TV. ~ Scott Patterson

I don't damsel well. Distress, I can do. Damseling? Not so much. ~ James Patterson

I don't believe in lecturing people. It's much more effective to present reading as a fun, rewarding pastime. ~ James Patterson

I heard a horrible, stomach-turning crack that vibrated up my arms. Ari and I stared at each other in shock. "You really hurt me," he gasped rawly, terrible surprise in his voice. "I wouldn't hurt you. Not like this." Then his head flopped down, and Ari went totally limp. His ~ James Patterson

Toxic pheromone pollution. How can we combat that?" Charles Groh and I looked at each other. This was it. We'd finally arrived at the hard part. What had to be done. "The first step," I said, "would be removing the factors that are causing the environmental disturbance." "Remove petroleum products?" said the president. "And cell phones?" said the secretary of state. I nodded at both of them, then looked out at the faces around the table and on the screens. ~ James Patterson

He was the Teacher, the world was his students, and class was about to begin. ~ James Patterson

Humans were the weakest species. Maybe that was why they could be the meanest animals. ~ James Patterson

Why did she do this to me?" I mumble. "Actually, Samuel, from my preliminary scans of your internal organs, it does not appear that our mother has done anything to you. Were you in need of repair as well? If so, I am certain she will - ~ James Patterson

I'm lucky enough that people tend to agree a lot with what I say. But really if anyone in the band has a really strong feeling, it carries a lot of weight. ~ Patterson Hood

Bombs are good. I love bombs."--Iggy ~ James Patterson

This thing called Contrmporary America--and its obsession with televisions, game systems, and computers_has gone a littlr far if you ask me. Some call it the Information Age, but I'd tend to say it's more the Sitting-on-one's-butt-and-letting-other-people-do-the-thinking-for-you Age. ~ James Patterson

Attack of the Kitchen Appliances! ~ James Patterson

Generally I find that kids ask better questions than you get with adults. Something that kids will do a lot is, they're so nervous, and they're not really paying attention, so they'll ask the same question someone just asked. And you're trying to be nice and not embarrass them any more than they are already. ~ James Patterson

Behind every successful woman, there's a big prick. ~ James Patterson

It gets so tiring, this strong-picking-on-the-weak stuff. It was the story of my life -literally- and it seemed to be a big part of the outside world too. I was sick of it, sick of guys like these, stupid and bullying. ~ James Patterson

Let's show Dr. God what hell feels like. ~ James Patterson

grandeur that few people ever ~ James Patterson

If you use these skills exactly the way we tell you to and the other person doesn't want to dialogue, you won't get to dialogue. However, if you persist over time, refusing to take offence, making your motive genuine, showing respect, and constantly searching for Mutual Purpose, then the other person will almost always join you in dialogue. ~ Kerry Patterson

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 way I want to hear a story. I find it more rewarding to write for kids, but I also find it a little easier, because you can just let loose a little bit more in terms of fantasy and stuff. ~ James Patterson

Changing deeply entrenched habits invariably requires help, information, and real support from others. Get a coach, and you'll make change far more likely. ~ Kerry Patterson

Because what if the three billion dollars were paid? What was to stop them from blowing up the cliff anyway? Or charging another three billion next week? Though it wasn't announced, the mayor had also decided that, deadline or no deadline, she wasn't going to give them a single penny of her or the city's money. Which, again, was exactly right, in my humble opinion. Terrorists needed to be dealt with head-on. Whoever was doing this to us needed to be found and stopped, not negotiated with. ~ James Patterson

Falling in love is not a choice. To stay in love is. We fall in love with someone for a reason. That reason is either temporary or permanent. ~ Mark Patterson

I swung my head around and ~ James Patterson

Don't let discomfort silence you when your voice can lead to a better situation for all of us. ~ Kevin A. Patterson

Gazzy called over to me "I can't see anything!"
"I can't see anything either," Iggy complained.
"I'm rolling my eyes, Ig." I had to tell him that because he couldn't see me do it, what with his blindness and all. ~ James Patterson

Don't be afraid."
"I hear voices," Iggy said. "Be very afraid. ~ James Patterson

You're lucky if you find something you like to do, and it's a miracle if somebody will pay you to do it. ~ James Patterson

I'm glad you feel that ~ James Patterson

First, clarify what you really want. You've got a head start if you've already Started with Heart. If you know what you want for yourself, for others, and for the relationship, then you're in position to break out of the Fool's Choice. "What I want is for my husband to be more reliable. I'm tired of being let down by him when he makes commitments that I depend on." Second, clarify what you really don't want. This is the key to framing the and question. Think of what you are afraid will happen to you if you back away from your current strategy of trying to win or stay safe. What bad thing will happen ~ Kerry Patterson

Mike, you ready? he said. The coliseum-like, bowl-shaped CompStat conference room behind him was a pen pusher's paradise, I knew. It was a place where innovative computer-model formats were used to illuminate detailed processes that were compared for effectiveness of indices of performance before implementations of flexible tactics to achieve the development of comprehensive solutions were discussed in a team-building environment. In plain English, it was a bureaucratic version of hell on earth. ~ James Patterson

Reading is not work, not a chore, not a drudgery; reading is the most joyful thing, yet, in the world. ~ James Patterson

There is something so precious about watching your child day after day after day. I want to hold on to every moment, every smile, every single hug and kiss. I suppose it has to do with loving to be needed and needing to give love. ~ James Patterson

Who needs sleep when you have a good book? ~ Elizabeth Ann Patterson

stopped before high, ~ James Patterson

We'd rather have faithful Jews, Baptists or Buddhists than some of the Catholics who nearly run you over in the parking lot after Mass. ~ George Patterson

I saw the first episode of "The Walking Dead," and that's all I've seen. I thought it was good. I used to love zombies when I was little, but I don't like them the way I used to. I'm not knocking the show. ~ James Patterson

ached, until his head throbbed, all of that preparation comes down to today. It's finally here! He quickly brushes his teeth and puts on his Halloween costume. He picks up the trombone case and his school backpack and heads downstairs quietly, not wanting to wake his mother. He rips open the cellophane and drops two Pop-Tarts into the toaster and pours himself a glass of milk. He drinks the milk but doesn't touch the pastries. ~ James Patterson

At that moment I had no mind to change, or not change, or throw against the nearest wall. ~ James Patterson

Who says they're all criminals? -he parried- some might actually be innocent. others may need someone to explain them. there are reasons why we become the way we are, which often aren't apparent on the surface of our lives ~ Richard North Patterson

I do as much debugging as possible on the Mac, but I occasionally must debug problems in the PC world, which is significantly slower. ~ Robert Patterson

Roadway. We didn't stop at the house, but instead rounded the corner and stopped a block away. Stepping out and ~ James Patterson

every passing moment looking at the corpse, I became aware ~ James Patterson

If it's commercial fiction that you want to write, it's story, story, story. You've got to get a story where if you tell it to somebody in a paragraph, they'll go, "Tell me more." And then when you start to write it, they continue to want to read more. And if you don't, it won't work. ~ James Patterson

At the core of every successful conversation lies the free flow of relevant information. ~ Kerry Patterson

This is not a democracy," I said, understanding he fear but unable to do anything about it. "It's a Maxocracy. ~ James Patterson

Honesty is always good, except when it's better to lie. ~ James Patterson

DIAGRAMMING MY DEATH SENTENCE ~ James Patterson

Uh-huh," I said. "Because all you mad, evil scientists sit around whipping up batches of Pillsbury's finest during your coffee breaks. I mean, this is pathetic. ~ James Patterson

Please don't shut out love- it's the best thing about life ~ James Patterson

I can talk to fish!" Angel said happily, water dripping off her long, skinny body. "Ask one over for dinner," Fang said, joining us. ~ James Patterson

Even needing to get to Angel, we couldn't forget the basic necessity of eating. ~ James Patterson

Disproportionate. ~ James Patterson

Okay, so how, exactly, did I get into this mess - up onstage at a comedy club, baking like a bag of French fries under a hot spotlight that shows off my sweat stains( including one that sort of looks like Jabba the Hutt), with about a thousand beady eyeballs drilling into me? ~ James Patterson

to tell about that for sure yet. ~ James Patterson

The ability of human beings to be creative depends fundamentally on the health and well-being of our biosphere, the few kilometres of air, water, and soil that surround our planet like the skin of an apple. Quite simply, they are the physical and spiritual bases of our lives, and the only source of materials and tools ... ~ Freeman Patterson

There was another thing I hadn't counted on. And that was falling in love, as fast and irrevocably as you would fall off a cliff, and realizing that loving someone might mean to simultaneously want to slug them and hold them and possibly have to watch them die. ... I hadn't counted on that. ~ James Patterson

Basically, I have two speeds ... Hostile or smart-aleck. Your choice. ~ James Patterson

Oh, my God. It hit me like a tsunami then: how perfect he was for me, how he was everything I could possibly hope for, as a friend, boyfriend - maybe even more. He was it for me. There would be no more looking. I really, really loved him, with a whole new kind of love I'd never felt before, something that made every other kind of love I'd ever felt just seem washed out and wimpy in comparison. I loved him with every cell in my body, every thought in my head, every feather in my wings, every breath in my lungs. And air sacs. ~ James Patterson

Five minutes, I said, and walked away, but my heart was still going just as fast as before. This was only half over. Was it five minutes until I pulled this off? Or five minutes to live? ~ James Patterson

My accountant worships me because I'm so cautious with my money. ~ Scott Patterson

No relationship is perfect so just find the right one to go through hell and heaven with. ~ Mark Patterson