Quotes from James Patterson

It was the building from the drawing in my brain. And if you don't think that's a weird sentence, maybe you should reread it.

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.

I love you. I love your smile, your snarl, your grin, your face when you're sleeping.

What, eBay isn't good enough for us?

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

Their mothers were nobodies, Marian (Max's mom) said. Donor eggs. Lab workers, techs, anyone we found. That was the point- that we could create a superrace out of anything. Out of trash . Well, you're right there, I said. Because we are a superrace. And I did come from trash .

The instructor stared at me with cold, cut-me-no-slack determination, then got into a fighting stance, holding one hand out, beckoning me. I saw that movie too!I said.It was like the coolest movie of all- He launched himself at me. That was when his day really went downhill.

Yeah, you're sitting in a tree because you're fine . That's easy to see. I can't believe this is Maximum Ride , destroyer of despots, warrior hottie, leader of the flock! All you need now to make yourself more pathetic is a pint of Ben and Jerry's ice cream!

Did I want a dog? No. Did I need a dog? Also no. We were six kids running for our lives, not knowing where our next meal was coming from. Could we afford to feed a dog? Wait for it—no.

That's more than three questions, Max. And sometimes wheter someone is your friend or enemy is all in how you look at it. But if you must know, I consider myself your friend, a good friend who loves you very much. No one Loves you more than I do, Maximum. Now listen. I ask the questions here, not you. You're just here for the ride. For the incredible, indescribable Maximum Ride.

I'm gonna barf, I whispered to Fang,wiping my sweaty hands on my jeans. You'll be fine, he whipered back. You always are. I'm gonna die, I moaned. You can't die, he said a hint of a smile in his voice.You're the indesructible Max.

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

I don't care if we have our house, or a cliff ledge, or a cardboard box. Home is wherever we all are, together

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

I had a question. 'Why does the name Pearl Harbor sound so familiar?' The lieutenant colonel's eyes narrowed. 'Pearl Harbor is the most famous U.S. military base in the world,' he said crisply. 'It's the only place on U.S. soil that has been attacked in a wars, since the Revolutionary War.' None of this was ringing a bell, but you already know I'm totally uneducated. Gazzy leaned over to whisper, 'It was a movie with Ben Affleck.' Ah. Now I remembered.

Sometimes he seems like a droid--or a drone. Fang of Nine. Fang2-D2.

I recommend you stick to your own species, Shy Babe. p. 155

Excuse me? I'm alive too.

I shot him the bird. (Get it? I shot him the—never mind.)

Then, Holden, the little Fang gang kid, came out of nowhere with an apparent death wish. He raced directly toward the maniac with the gun shrieking something that sounded like I am Starfishhh!

What did that stupid deserting crap-bag ex-boyfriend, ex-best friend with the most perfect stupid hair do? He DIDN'T delete his crap off the desktop before he fled my life and left me all alone. That's what he did.

Love means never having to be apart

We probably looked like starving orphan children. Hey! We were starving orphan children.

Jeez, was that a lion? Please tell me it's behind bars." "It's a zoo, Iggy," Nudge said, taking his arms and leading him. "Everything's behind bars.