Top 500 James Patterson Quotes (2024 Update)
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101. “Pain is a message, and you can choose to ignore that message.”

— James Patterson

102. “Dreams die hard. And sometimes they don’t have to die at all.”

— James Patterson

103. “There’s nothing more dangerous than than someone trying to act for the greater good.”

— James Patterson

104. “I muttered a swear word to myself. After I heard Angel cussing like a sailor when she stubbed her toe, my new resolution was to watch my language. All I needed was a six-year-old mutant with a potty mouth.”

— James Patterson

105. “It was so cold outside that a lawyer would have his hands in his own pockets.”

— James Patterson

106. “Congratulations. The fact that you’re reading this means you’ve taken one giant step closer to surviving till your next birthday. Yes, you, standing there leafing through these pages. Do not put this book down. I’m dead serious – your life could depend on it.”

— James Patterson

107. “We are the sum of our thoughts. What you choose to dwell on will dictate your emotions.”

— James Patterson

108. “They call me, The Sharkalator.”

— James Patterson

109. “They’re afraid of change, and we must change. They’re afraid of the young, and we are the young. They’re afraid of music, and music is our life. They’re afraid of books, and knowledge, and ideas. They’re most afraid of our magic.”

— James Patterson

110. “I think sometimes we give people a lot of credit just because they’re writing nice sentences even if it isn’t adding up to much.”

— James Patterson

111. “My life would never contain a convenient, pain-saving plan when it could stretch a problem out into an endless agony of uncertainty and torture.”

— James Patterson

112. “Life can be like walking on a high wire. Falling seems a tiny misstep away.”

— James Patterson

113. “We’re all on death row, ultimately. Are you so stupid that don’t see that? Sure, you kids in here, as enemies of the system, will assuredly die earlier than most. As well you should. But all of us everywhere have a one-way ticket to death.”

— James Patterson

114. “Sometimes a happy delusion is better than grim reality.”

— James Patterson

115. “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 walking slowly below. – Cradle and All.”

— James Patterson

116. “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

117. “Just because life is hard, and always ends in a bad way, doesn’t mean that all stories have to, even if that’s what they tell us in school and in the New York Times Review. In fact, it’s a good thing that stories are as different as we are, one from another.”

— James Patterson

118. “The best way to get kids reading more is to give them books that they’ll gobble up – and that will make them ask for another.”

— James Patterson

119. “You know how most people dread a birthday... Well, I feel the exact opposite. I feel that every day is an extraordinary gift. Just to be here, and especially to be here with you.”

— James Patterson

120. “That’s right: Never underestimate the power of a good laugh. It can stop some of the fiercest middle-school monsters.”

— James Patterson

121. “They turned to Angel. “We will call you Little One,” the leader said, obviously deciding to dispense with the whole confusing name thing. “Okay,” said Angel agreeably. “I’ll call you Guy in a White Lab Coat.” He frowned. “That can be his Indian name,” I suggested.”

— James Patterson

122. “The most striking thing about beautiful churches, to me, is that they were mostly designed by people who were inspired by a belief in something larger and more important than themselves, and this is how I try to lead my own life.”

— James Patterson

123. “I love you. I love your smile, your snarl, your grin, your face when you’re sleeping.”

— James Patterson

124. “Dr. Martinez: “I take it you don’t want me to call your parent?” Max: “Uh, no.” Hello, lab? May I speak to the test tube please?”

— James Patterson

125. “I grew up in a house full of women: my mother, grandmother, three sisters, and two female cats. And I still have the buzz of their conversations in my head. As an adult, I have more female friends than male ones: I just love the way that women talk.”

— James Patterson

126. “There comes a point in everybody’s life when you realize the stakes have suddenly changed. The carefree ride of your life slams into a stone wall; all those years of merely bouncing along, life taking you where you want to go, abruptly end.”

— James Patterson

127. “It was a little weird that they were friends. But then, maybe freaks just tended to find each other.”

— James Patterson

128. “I vill eat nine Snikuhs bahs visout bahfing.”

— James Patterson

129. “Once I was seated, I couldn’t help people-watching. I’ll admit it, I’m an addict from way back.”

— James Patterson

130. “The hardest mysteries to solve are the ones you come to near the end, because there isn’t enough evidence, not enough to unravel, unless somehow you can go all the way back to the beginning – rewind and replay everything.”

— James Patterson

131. “Anger, hatred, and bitterness are lethal poisons. They cause a slow, painful emotional death that only you suffer. Self-destruction will never defeat an enemy or create justice.”

— James Patterson

132. “My mom had a soft heart after all! Instead of being chained by both wrists, we were only chained by one ankle! I mean, if I’d been looking for proof that she really did love me, this was it, right?”

— James Patterson

133. “Angel wanted them all to burn in h-e- double toothpicks forever.”

— James Patterson

134. “A boy and a girl, fated to rule all. Two will rise, and One will fall.”

— James Patterson

135. “Bizarre! That’s the only word I can use to describe life sometimes. Just freaking bizarre.”

— James Patterson

136. “It’s better to care too much than too little. Every single time.”

— James Patterson

137. “Mirror, mirror on the wall, I am my mother after all.”

— James Patterson

138. “Fang, fang. I love you. I looooove you. I love you thiiiiiiiiiis much!”

— James Patterson

139. “So you have your price. Your soul for a cookie.”

— James Patterson

140. “No one ever leaves alive The house at 7 Ocean Drive.”

— James Patterson

141. “Once a bird kid, always a bird kid. – maximum ride series.”

— James Patterson

142. “I mean, who cares about SpongeBob SquarePants? I’m sitting here with Wolverine! -random kid talking to Ari.”

— James Patterson

143. “It was like meeting someone out of your dreams, or fantasies, or a beloved character from a favorite book.”

— James Patterson

144. “What I’m really addicted to is getting people to understand that if their kids aren’t competent readers coming out of middle school, it’s really going to be hard for them in high school.”

— James Patterson

145. “Have faith and pursue the unknown end.” Oliver Wendell Holmes said that. I have faith. I pursue the unknown. That’s my job description.”

— James Patterson

146. “A COINCIDENCE in a police investigation is like an honest man in politics.”

— James Patterson

147. “You know, I guess I just don’t like to talk a lot about sad things. Now you know my flaw. What good does it do to talk about sad things in the past?”

— James Patterson

148. “Listen, street punk. You’re a guy, and you’re a couple inches taller, and maybe forty pounds heavier, and ooh, you’re in a gang. But I’ve survived ten years of Catholic school, and I will cut you off at your knees without a blink. Do you understand?”

— James Patterson

149. “She had a lot of hugs to give, but not enough people to give them to.”

— James Patterson

150. “I don’t believe in making war with food. Food is not the enemy. Said by Claire in The 5th Horseman.”

— James Patterson