Top 500 James Patterson Quotes (2026 Update)
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401. “The more you read, the better you get at it.”

— James Patterson

402. “I love the idea of expanding the universe of games to some extent. At one point, they were kind of limited to boys, fanboys and whatever. I like the idea of liberation for games.”

— James Patterson

403. “He was laid-back. Drugs’ll do that to a person. Take a pill and you’re not really crazy anymore.”

— James Patterson

404. “Exercise the right to think for yourself.”

— James Patterson

405. “I picked a star and wished as hard as i could that somehow i could protect him from what was on the horizon.”

— James Patterson

406. “We Stink was going to sink like the Titanic.”

— James Patterson

407. “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

408. “I called for back up,” Nudge said. “The police, fire department, paramedics, and a few different pizza delivery places are all on their way.”

— James Patterson

409. “Wasn’t this great?” Nudge asked excitedly. “I can’t believe we’re in the White House! I want to be president someday.” “I’ll be vice president,” the Gasman offered. “You guys would be great,” I said politely. Yes, they could run on the Mutant Party ticket, with a freak-of-nature platform. No prob. I’m sure America is ready for that.”

— James Patterson

410. “Yes, Max, you are going to die. Just like everybody else. Thank you, Confucious.”

— James Patterson

411. “The taxi was a V-6. Good, I’d probably need all of that. I clicked off the radio and AC to funnel extra power.”

— James Patterson

412. “Yes, I sounded like a pathetic weenie. I prefer to think of it as showing my softer side.”

— James Patterson

413. “You know. “I only know that I’ve lost my faith in You.” The “voice” resonated in my mind. I haven’t lost mine in you.”

— James Patterson

414. “Right there, in front of everyone, I threw my arms arond his neck and mashed my mouth against his. He was startled for a second, then his strong arms wraped around me so tightly I could hardly breathe. “ZOMG,” I heard Nudge whisper.”

— James Patterson

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415. “Boy, you just can’t kill people like you used to,” said Fang.”

— James Patterson

416. “But if I could do anything? Maybe you would want to be able to save the world, the Voice said. Did you ever think of that? No. I frowned. Leave that to the grown-ups. But grown-ups are the ones destroying the world, the Voice said. Think about it.”

— James Patterson

417. “You put on a mask. But don’t you see? Nobody can really know you unless they know your extremes.”

— James Patterson

418. “Total?” I said when he was close. “Can you talk?” He flopped down on the grass, panting slightly. “Yeah. So?” Jeezum. I mean, mutant weirdos are nothing new to me, you know? But a talking dog? “Why didn’t you mention this before?” I asked him. “It’s not like I lied about it,” said Total, reaching up with a hind leg to scratch behind one ear. “Between you and me, I’m still trying to get used to the whole flying-kid thing.”

— James Patterson

419. “We know,” Nudge said apologetically. “It’s just – she’s going to make sweet potatoes with raisins and little marshmallows on top.”

— James Patterson

420. “I hugged everyone, sat down beside Cindy Thomas and Yuki Castellano, Claire’s best girlfriends and mine, the four of us making up the entire membership of what we half jokingly call the “Women’s Murder Club.”

— James Patterson

421. “If you know the why, you can figure out the who.”

— James Patterson

422. “I still felt like I might hurl, and I thought about how awful that would be in midair.”

— James Patterson

423. “You love me this much!”

— James Patterson

424. “My dear, there is no universal secret. There’s only the secret each writer discovers for herself. The path forward.”

— James Patterson

425. “Our luck would not run out. That’s what i told myself. But they were only words.”

— James Patterson

426. “E is definitely the biggest ERROR my mother has ever made – worse than the time she designed a litter-box-cleaning robot that flung clumps of kitty poop all over the house.”

— James Patterson

427. “Max:“So the first thing we’re going to do,” I told him, “is push you off the roof.”

— James Patterson

428. “Fang snapped out his huge wings and shone the penlight under his chin so it raked his cheekbones and eyes. My mouth dropped open: He looked like the angel of death.”

— James Patterson

429. “Keep your small mind open,” said Nana, wagging a crooked pinkie finger at Jannie. “That’s if you ever want it to grow bigger and don’t want to remain a small person all your life.”

— James Patterson

430. “Can we ever really judge behavior by the behavior itself? Lesson learned. Most often, we can’t.”

— James Patterson

431. “I dumped half a cup of green tea into the sink. To hell with my chakras. I needed coffee.”

— James Patterson

432. “Irony sort of reaches up and slaps you in the face sometimes, doesn’t it?”

— James Patterson

433. “The doors of every house have a unique sound when they open and close.”

— James Patterson

434. “Disney World. You’ve probably been. I’m assuming that most of America has been there, because you all seemed to be there the day that we went. All of you at the same time.”

— James Patterson

435. “What’s good for the goose is definitely good for the desperate housewife. Even if this never happened again.”

— James Patterson

436. “Fang is not the huggiest person in the world – he turns into an unbending statue, and you just have to do the best you can. Which.”

— James Patterson

437. “I’m Dr. Ethan Kane, director of the Hauer Institute. My senior medical staff joins me in welcoming all of you to Maryland and to Liberty General Hospital. Think of it! You’ve been chosen to make an extraordinary journey with us. You’ll be making medical history, making some very good money as well, and this will be the best experience you’ve ever had. I guarantee it!”

— James Patterson

438. “There’s a saying I remember from my grandmother: One today is worth two tomorrows.”

— James Patterson

439. “I’m not a writer’s writer. I’m not a craftsman. I could be, and that would be a one-book-a-year operation.”

— James Patterson

440. “My parents were just carried out of the building in the service elevator,” he shouted at the cops. “They were vile, but they didn’t deserve to be taken out with the trash!”

— James Patterson

441. “If I never had another thing, Id have everything.”

— James Patterson

442. “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

443. “The possibility of a woman pope was extraordinary, astounding, and if it happened, the consequences would be profound. Zachary.”

— James Patterson

444. “The only thing that beats One is two, and three, and four.”

— James Patterson

445. “You aren’t dead,” she said. “No. You aren’t dead either,” said Iggy irritably. “How about just ‘hello’?”

— James Patterson

446. “Anne is quite the animal lover,” Fang said to me as we followed Angel. “Horses, sheep, goats. Chickens. Pigs.” “Yeah,” I said. “I wonder who’s for dinner?”

— James Patterson

447. “A guy who hates his job isn’t going to be too charming at home.”

— James Patterson

448. “I hoped I wasn’t actually dead. That would make finding our parents and saving the world really hard.”

— James Patterson

449. “I guess I write four or five hours a day, but I do it seven days a week. It’s very disciplined, yes, but it’s joy for me.”

— James Patterson

450. “Gazzy sniffed the air. “That’s explosives. It smells like Christmas!” Okay, so we’ve had somewhat untraditional Christmases. With explosives.”

— James Patterson