Quotes from James Patterson

There is one bright side to this, said Fang. Yeah? What's that? The new and improved Erasers would mutilate us before they killed us? He grinned at me so unexpectedly I forgot to flap for a second and dropped several feet. You looove me, he crooned smugly. Holding his arms out wide he added, You love me this much. My shriek of appalled rage could probably be heard in California, or maybe Hawaii.

Let's just say that if these scientist had been using their brilliance for good instead of evil, cars would run off water vapor and leave fresh compost behind them; no one would be hungry; no one would be ill; all buildings would be earthquake-, bomb-, and flood-proof; and the world's entire economy would have collapsed and been replaced by one based on the value of chocolate.

You are avake, yah? said a voice in a horribly recognizable accent. Yah, I muttered, rubbing my head. And you are still a jerk, yah?

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

Right now, America looks like a fatheaded, shortsighted, gas-guzzling arrogant blowhard to the rest of the world.

You really are a scary man,no really! If I had boots I would be quaking in them.

Frustration was my constant companion. I wanted to scream. What the he-eck are we supposed to do now? I asked Fang. He looked at me, and I could tell he was mulling over the problem. He held out a small waxed-paper bag. Peanut?

It's funny how different people are. If I'd been this kid and someone was snarling Ordering a pizza? at me, without even thinking, I would have snarled back Yeah. You want pepperoni? -Maximum Ride

Love hurts. Oh, shut UP! - pg 123

And Flock Rule Number Two is, Don't argue with Max or you'll live to regret it. I spun and stomped out to the clearing, turning back for one last jab at Dylan. And by the way, you clearly DON'T know me better than Fang does. Do you see Fang arguing with me? No, you do not. Fang rolled his eyes.

Who, last time I'd checked, was still on our official archenemy list. (Yes, we have to keep a list. It's kind of sad.)

I'm going to turn fifteen tomorrow, i said, warming to the idea. It's high time. I can't remember when i turned fourteen. (said by Max) If you get to be fifteen, then i get to be fifteen! Iggy sounded indignant. i looked at Fang. Wanna be fifteen? His smile melted me. Yeah.

So Fnick, can I change channel? Iggy asked. There's a game on. Make yourself at home, Figgy. Fang said.

You stand out like a fart in a church.

If your going to look back on something and laugh about it, you might as well laugh about it now.

I hoped I wasn't actually dead. That would make finding our parents and saving the world really hard.

I whirled around and saw no one. No psychotic mad scientists, anyway. Jackpot, Max! Jackpot! It was was Fang, and he was giggling hysterically. For those of you just joining us, Fang doesn't giggle. Especially hysterically. So for a second, this seemed like one of the weirder dreams of recent days.

Do we have any chlorine? It seems to be kind of explosive when mixed with other stuff. Like what, your socks? No, we don't have chlorine. No swimming pool.

Where was the catch? 'Cause I knew one was coming.

Sometimes when you're at your most certain, that's when everything you know is wrong.

But what is life if you don't live it?

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.

Fang: When do I get out of here? Max: They say a week. Fang: So, like, tomorrow? Max: That's what I'm thinking.

The hamster called. He wants his home back.