Quotes from James Patterson

responding patrols.

slim, brightly wrapped package

None of the terrible things that happen are a surprise to God. He knows what the day will bring, and I know He will test me. My compassion, sympathy, and empathy are gifts from God, and knowing I've done my very best to do His work helps.

What did the leopard say after eating its trainer?

Because there's a big hole in their brains where most people have a conscience.

You start a marriage with two eyes open, you stay in it with one eye closed.

I vill now destroy de Snickuhs bahrs!" Gazzy barked. Then the five of us were laughing—literally in the face of death.

Using words to de-escalate a situation is always ideal. No cop wants a physical altercation.

Man, that hits the spot.

Reading about the adventures of Poseidon and his Lightning Thief son are even better when you're on the open sea breathing in all that salty air.)

is doing, so that your alms may be in secret, and your Father who sees what is in secret will reward you.

suspected in the

Besides, information was like weaponry. Better to have it and not need it than need it and not have it.

Detective Lincoln knocked, said, "McGrath had serious encryption on his computer. We're going to have to send it out." "Send it to Quantico," I said. "I'll try to get it moved to the front of the line." "Right away," Lincoln said, and he left.

I loved her so much, and) I can't begin to explain how lucky it is to find someone you can love that much and who, miracle of miracles, loves you that much back.

as he got up one last time. "Target acquired," the Soldier murmured to himself, exhaling

The Vietnam vets? They got screwed, too. So did the ones who fought in Desert Storm. And now it's happening all over again for the soldiers who served in Iraq and Afghanistan. When is this going to stop? When are they going to fulfill their promises?

Michel Foucault.

Bacon. Pig. Cops are pigs. Get it? Freaking hilarious, no?)

khaki utility vests—open portmanteaus

back to the city.

But just going to school and breathing the air and being near other kids and all their germs could make my little sister seriously ill, because Maddie suffers from SCID, which is short for severe combined immunodeficiency.

Whoever said time is on your side sure never had twins.

You can save the world