Quotes from James Patterson

This is what's wrong these days. No one knows what's true or not. Anything that gets thrown up there on the internet, people take as fact and gospel truth. No wonder the country's in the state it's in. Everyone's hating on everyone, and nothing gets done because no one can agree on basic reality, even if you put the evidence right in front of their noses.

Nothing needs reforming," he said by way of beginning, "so much as other people's habits.

collected his weapon, and put on his jacket. Then he jogged

little do-gooder, that skipping my last two classes that day (AP physics and AP English) made me so insanely, ridiculously jittery that it actually occurred

Gretchen is a sweet, innocent young woman. Please

Rafe jumped Miller!" Gabe said. The problem was, it was true. There were about three dozen witnesses.

Let me strive, every moment of my life, to make myself better and better, to the best of my ability, so that all may profit by it. Let me think of the right, and lend all my assistance to those who need it, with no regard for anything but justice. Let me take what comes with a smile, without loss of courage. Let me be considerate of my country, of my fellow citizens and my associates in everything I say and do. Let me do right to all, and wrong to no man.

Was the missing girl reported to the police?" "I think so. All I know is what I was told. And I was told that Helga Schmidt went missing and was never heard from again.

roll out of the faculty lounge wondering if turkey is the language they speak in Turkey. Or if talking turkey is just something you should only do around Thanksgiving.

image taking form on old-fashioned photo paper inside a tray of fixer.

They told us to come here

Nope, Ali's waiting on you. He's in there watching some cockamamie show about a dysfunctional family that makes duck calls.

And because I'm the world's biggest idiot sometimes, I didn't look back when I went to sit in my chair. Which is why I hit the dirt as I went down—all the way down—to the floor. The good news? Given the way things had started off, I figured middle school could only get better from here.

No lo entiendes, Alex? No, creo que no lo entiendes. —¿Qué es lo que no entiendo, Jezzie? Dímelo de una vez. —Siempre estás buscando la parte buena de la gente. Pero no existe.

ways of scanning for radio signals." She followed him as he ran into the gun room and spun

Oscar Wilde said, "I have the simplest tastes. I am always satisfied with the best," he thought.

of," I said. "There's more, Alex." Normally Joan was pretty matter-of-fact, even at the roughest scenes, but there was a tightness in her voice

Back to math, science, social studies, killer bullies, killer food (not in the good way)

Um hoje vale dois amanhãs

If you want to test a man's character, give him power."–traditionally attributed to President Abraham Lincoln

I can't believe I actually have to say this out loud: Don't give the children any whiskey!

It's OK," I said to them. "It's all right. I was actually dumb enough to want to be a cop.

would have done it. He had his chance in the alleyway.

Just keeping watch, that's all. If more people kept watch, this would be a safer country.