Quotes from James Patterson

Attack of the Kitchen Appliances!

I sat on the kitchen stool long enough

wasps are as big as birds and have definite anger-management issues.

We heard from two bozos who I didn't know, then a guy named Matt Kruschik who ate his own boogers until fourth grade

scarf wrapped around her head.

And then, before I could talk myself out of it, I dropped my marshmallow on the table, leaned forward, and kissed Dylan.

up beside the car. Then he pulled out a Sig Sauer

for Hollywood," he says when we bump into each other in the hall. "Thanks, Vincent, but—

No, no, no. We're not stopping to talk to Marty…" Hey, Marty, how ya doing, man?" No, no, The Duke, we don't need any cocaine today. Keep moving. Keep moving.

Stanford said, "He's in

Maybe he's being too cautious, but that's like saying there's too much bacon.

Jacques-Louis David's The Death of Socrates.

She gave us her best advice on aging: "If you can't recall it, forget it.

life-size plaster mermaids

If you're waiting, that's a good thing. It's when we all rush in and jump on you that you should worry.

The Voice finally had something constructive to say and not just more fortune-cookie crap.

Naomi "Scootchie" Cross is the daughter of my late brother Aaron. Years ago, when Naomi was in law school at Duke University, she was kidnapped by a murderer and sadist who called himself Casanova. I'd been blessed enough to find and rescue her, and the ordeal forged a bond between us that continues to this day.

Yours, neither.

Just as the snake sheds its skin over and over, we must shed our past.

the safety back on, and unloaded it, popping the round from the chamber. I slipped the magazine into my pocket and the gun into the glove box. "Hey, I—" "Just don't," I said. She threw her hands up and huffed a huge sigh.

huge as a C-130

laughing, so I kept going. "'Your wife is ugly, and your daughter too. I think this play is stupid, so guess what? I'm out of here and you can kiss my—

I am beautiful tonight, Coco thought. And it's a spectacular evening in my paradise, Palm Beach. Romance and opportunity lie just ahead. I can feel them coming to me already. Like my mother always told me, if a girl has fashion, romance, and a little opportunity in her life, nothing else really matters.

on Staten Island.