Quotes from James Patterson

Fang (sarcasticaly): Go pick out a tree and I'll carve our initials in it. Max: (screams and goes in the bathroom)

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

I wouldn't trust you if you were the last life raft leaving the Titanic."-max

Life is hard, and a lot of people come home tired from work. If they're gonna spend half an hour reading, they want some entertainment and a sense of achievement. So that's what I give them. That's all I'm trying to do. Is that really so wrong?

One of the interesting things about YA books - I don't know about Percy Jackson, but I do know about 'Twilight' and 'Maximum Ride': There are a lot of adult readers. In fact, we released 'Maximum Ride' both as a paperback for kids and as a mass release for adults.

As we go through this transition where a lot more people will be reading on devices, nobody is paying enough attention to make sure it's a smooth transition. I believe we still need places where people can go to handle, hold and talk about books, get information about what books are out there, and so on.

Let's face it: Most of us don't realize it, but we are failing our kids as reading role models. The best role models are in the home: brothers, fathers, grandfathers; mothers, sisters, grandmothers. Moms and dads, it's important that your kids see you reading. Not just books - reading the newspaper is good, too.

I grew up in a house full of women: my mother, grandmother, three sisters, and two female cats. And I still have the buzz of their conversations in my head. As an adult, I have more female friends than male ones: I just love the way that women talk.

I love you Max,"Fang said..."God, Max I love you so much." I know. I thought. I've always known

I learnt to love reading. And then I started scribbling stories, and I liked that even more.

A good love story always keeps the pot boiling.

Love hurts." Oh, shut UP!" - pg 123

A lot of times you get people writing wonderful sentences and paragraphs, and they fall in love with their prose style, but the stories really aren't that terrific.

Fang, fang. I love you. I looooove you. I love you thiiiiiiiiiis much!

To be without love is to be without grace, what matters most in life. We is so much better than I.

When its true, when it's right, love can give you the kind of joy that you can't get from any other experience.

On the other hand, even a big, '80s love van was less noticeable than six flying kids and their talking dog. So there you go.

You love me this much.

You love him so much it feels like you can't go on without him. You feel like you might die without him.

You're my best friend, my first and only love, and the most beautiful girl I've ever seen

I think e-books are terrific in their own right. I love being able to get on a plane and basically carry around seven books and it weigh 10 ounces.

I love to tell stories. It's a delight for me.

My mom had a soft heart after all! Instead of being chained by both wrists, we were only chained by one ankle! I mean, if I'd been looking for proof that she really did love me, this was it, right?

You looove me. You love me this much.