Top 500 James Patterson Quotes (2024 Update)
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201. “In the dictionary, next to the word stress, there is a picture of a midsize mutant stuck inside a dog crate, wondering if her destiny is to be killed or to save the world. Okay, not really. But there should be.”

— James Patterson

202. “Love means never having to be apart.”

— James Patterson

203. “Honesty is always good, except when it’s better to lie.”

— James Patterson

204. “Part 1- In search of Hot Chocolate-Chip Cookies.”

— James Patterson

205. “To educate a person in mind and not in morals is to educate a menace to society.” – Theodore Roosevelt.”

— James Patterson

206. “If number two pencils are so popular, why are they still number two?”

— James Patterson

207. “Just for fun I flew in huge banking arcs, taking deep breaths, enjoying the feel of my newly weightless hair. The stylist had called it “wind tossed.” If only she knew.”

— James Patterson

208. “Ari felt like, Hellooo, I have wings! I turn into a wolf! Blending is out is out of the question!”

— James Patterson

209. “Excellent. They were flammable.”

— James Patterson

210. “When I wanted information, it was silent; when I didn’t want to hear from it, it got chatty. It was alost as irritating as Fang.”

— James Patterson

211. “How could you stop loving me?”

— James Patterson

212. “There are terrific models for success with reluctant readers, but many school systems and state governments need to set aside their ‘not invented here’ and ‘we have more important problems than education’ attitudes.”

— James Patterson

213. “I wanted an endless summer with you. But then darkness always comes doesn’t it? Just a fact of life, i guess.”

— James Patterson

214. “I’m a freaking princess when it comes to other people’s feelings. Yo dogbreath, get your paws of the everglades. -Max.”

— James Patterson

215. “I learnt to love reading. And then I started scribbling stories, and I liked that even more.”

— James Patterson

216. “Death is more universal than life; everyone dies but not everyone lives.” – A. Sachs.”

— James Patterson

217. “Murder can be made to look like suicide, and suicide can be made to look like Murder.”

— James Patterson

218. “SITTING TIGHT? Holing up? Waiting for answers? Those are things I’m not good at. Planning a massive attack against mechanical geeky-like things when i was already furious and itching to kill something? Piece o’cake.”

— James Patterson

219. “Love between two people can last a long time if the people love themselves some, and are ready to give love to another person.”

— James Patterson

220. “Never underestimate the power of a good laugh.”

— James Patterson

221. “When your own romantic life is falling apart, everyone else’s looks fabulous.”

— James Patterson

222. “Six Seconds should be Rick Mofina’s breakout thriller. It moves like a tornado.”

— James Patterson

223. “I was thirty-eight at the time. As the saying goes, if I’d known I was going to live that long, I would have taken better care of myself.”

— James Patterson

224. “And then as always, I saw the prayer coming at me. And, as always, Number 1 killed me! Set me on fire, cooked me to medium rare and then ate me! I really, really, really hope I haven’t just given away the ending of this story.”

— James Patterson

225. “The Women’s Murder Club was assembled – but why?”

— James Patterson

226. “I stood my ground. “You evil scientist are all the same – evil. Count me out.” Fang and I brushed past Mr. God and walked quickly but smoothly to the exit. It was barely noon, and I’d already made a huge enemy. Dang, I’m good.”

— James Patterson

227. “Yesterday I asked my teacher, ‘How come I have to study English? I’m never going to England!’ ” Stevie still isn’t laughing, but.”

— James Patterson

228. “As I stare into the Border collie’s eyes, I think that maybe I should go inside and call the girls. Claire, Cindy, and Jill would be here almost before I hung up the phone. They would hold me, hug me, say all the right things. You’re special, Lindsay. Everybody loves you, Lindsay.”

— James Patterson

229. “Now, like all the other schools I’ve ever attended, the hallways of Long Beach Middle School are plastered with all sorts of NO BULLYING posters. There’s only one problem: Bullies, it turns out, don’t read too much. I guess reading really isn’t a job requirement in the high-paying fields of name-calling, nose-punching, and atomic-wedgie-yanking.”

— James Patterson

230. “You know things have gone bad when military marches pass for pop music.”

— James Patterson

231. “You mean other than the wings? I once ate nine snicker bars in a row without barfing. It was a record.”

— James Patterson

232. “I love Nudge, Nudge is a great kid, but that motormouth of hers could have turned Mother Teresa into an ax murderer.”

— James Patterson

233. “Galapagos tortoise,” she said. “I’m one hundred and seven years old.” “Huh. And you don’t look a day over a hundred and five,” I said.”

— James Patterson

234. “Fang was going to kill me. And after I was dead, he would kill me again.”

— James Patterson

235. “They come in all shapes and sizes, all races and creeds and genders. That’s the scariest thing of all.”

— James Patterson

236. “Witihin seconds the headhunter had lost control of his car and it squealed, sliding sideways right into several other cars. Cool!? said the Gasman.”

— James Patterson

237. “I’m very emotional. I do feel stuff, for better or worse.”

— James Patterson

238. “Oh no! Don’t drag us away from Antartica and take us to the playground of the rich and famous! Not that briar patch! -Max.”

— James Patterson

239. “Louisiana, the state road maintenance forgot.”

— James Patterson

240. “Jeezum – humans were like eggshells.”

— James Patterson

241. “Hollywood is a peculiar beast – people in Hollywood are nuts.”

— James Patterson

242. “You’re a Capricorn to the core. Organized, loves structure, not driven by impulse, a master of restraint.”

— James Patterson

243. “I love to tell stories. It’s a delight for me.”

— James Patterson

244. “You love him so much it feels like you can’t go on without him. You feel like you might die without him.”

— James Patterson

245. “I was crazily, deeply, incredibly, joyously, terrifiedly in love.”

— James Patterson

246. “Until now, I never noticed how much fantasy had to do with reality.”

— James Patterson

247. “Like we were just jagged puzzle pieces that made no sense alone but together we fit perfectly. That’s what life is supposed to be like for normal people right? You find that other piece that matches yours that completes yours. And you make the jags and the crevices fit, even if they don’t go in perfectly smooth, even if they require a few adjustments. You don’t demand perfection you make it work and appreciate the parts that fit instead of obsessing about the small angles that don’t.”

— James Patterson

248. “The truth will set you free, its the little white lies that’ll save your ass.”

— James Patterson

249. “You know, when you’re right, that’s all you get to be.”

— James Patterson

250. “Angel: What’s sauerkraut? Max: You don’t want it. Trust me.”

— James Patterson