Quotes from James Patterson

The greatest thing in the world is to know how to belong to oneself

Failure isn't falling down… it's staying down.

Hollis asked me, "How'd the meeting with the editor at the Daily News go?" "About like you'd expect. It's very clear to me that they're only interested in the number of papers they sell or clicks the story gets online, not in helping out our homicide investigation. I swear, sometimes it feels like there are some awfully bloodthirsty people in the media who want more murders so they can have juicier stories that sell more papers.

waiting in hospitals is as close as we get to being in hell before our time

quarter glass of whiskey. His shoulders were up around his ears and his jaw was flexing, and I could see what remained of the muscles in his neck twitching. He was looking away from me and Nick at a group of men celebrating what seemed to be someone's return. A skinny, pockmarked shrimp of a guy at the center of the

Be kind, because everyone you meet could be fighting a hard battle you know nothing about.

It's done, Julio," he said. "She's dead. Now get the hell out of there. You killed Caroline Hopkins. Congratulations.

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The right inspiration, [...]. That's the beauty of creation and imagination. Remaining open to what comes. The more seasoned the artist, the more capable he is of responding in the moment.

may have gotten their mother killed. Mary had been right. We should screen clients before working for them. Through a line of pines, I could make out a golf club's fairway. Squeezing

that the rooms were pitifully furnished, with dirty sheets in

true love can waits

some with plywood hiding his name.

She left the apartment, closed the door quietly behind her and joined the others at the lift.

An active imagination is a wonderful thing. But it can also be a burden, if you focus too much on the dark side of the street.

Whenever there is any doubt, there is no doubt." In other words, trust your gut.

Life is such a miracle, a series of small miracles. It really is, if you learn how to look at it with the right perspective.

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.

Claire had a look on her face that I had learned to recognize. You wouldn't call it smugness or self-importance; Claire didn't run that way. It was more of a twinkle that read, I found something. Or more like, Sometimes I even amaze myself.

me in bed—with a honeymoon present. Some of them were small, some were funny jokes, and some were extravagant, but every present came straight

Miss Moneybags.

You know what they say, it's better to ask for forgiveness than seek permission.

Today's lesson?" I say. "The history of slapstick." "You want me to slap you with a stick?" says Stevie.

But I was definitely starting to see where his nickname came from.