Quotes from James Patterson

You're lying through your fangs," Iggy accused. Fang tried to play innocent--but "innocent Fang" is an oxymoron, so it didn't work.

Advice: Don't wait until someone you have issues with — especially someone you're related to — gets shot before you work it out.

Now, Max, I think we both know your parents aren't missionaries." I opened my eyes wide. "No? Well, for God's sake, don't tell them. They'd be crushed. Thinking they're doing the Lord's work and all.

I have a number of writers I work with regularly. I write an outline for a book. The outlines are very specific about what each scene is supposed to accomplish.

Reading is not work, not a chore, not a drudgery; reading is the most joyful thing, yet, in the world.

Does anything on you work properly?" Asked ter Borcht. "Well, I do have a highly developed sense of irony." Replied Iggy.

We try not to encourage demonstrations of his mastery of the gaseous arts.

And there I was, pretty as heck, brown eyes, a few freckles, fashion challenged, and a bad attitude. Max II.

The vampire underworld is much larger than most people could imagine. It exists in all the cities mentioned in the book, but also in many, many more. Teenagers, especially, seem to like to act out vampire fantasies.

People like to talk more than they like to act. They like to sit there and complain and vent. Somehow they think that changes things, when it doesn't.

I was always a good student, but I didn't read that much until I was 18 and I was working my way through college.

The best way to get kids reading more is to give them books that they'll gobble up - and that will make them ask for another.

Witihin seconds the headhunter had lost control of his car and it squealed, sliding sideways right into several other cars. Cool!' said the Gasman.

That'd be just what I need: a rash of car thefts across America, committed by dedicated readers.

Gazzy sniffed the air. "That's explosives. It smells like Christmas!" Okay, so we've had somewhat untraditional Christmases. With explosives.

Every once in a while, I'll have a 'Do you know who I am?' moment, at least in my head. I hate that.

One of the nice things about books as opposed to television and movies to some extent is it's not a passive entertainment. People really do get involved, and they do create, and they do have their own visions of what different characters look like and what should happen. It's great - it means their brains are working.

The trick to having obedient, unquestioning children was to have death be the other option

Yes, Max, you are going to die. Just like everybody else.Thank you, Confucious.

Okay, that so did me in. Mr. Rock being all emotional? Expressing his feelings?" p. 12

The subject for a lot of non-fiction is very emotional, but if you read it, it's the most boring, dry stuff. I wanted 'Torn Apart' to be extremely accessible and readable.

For many years I had heard about an underworld consisting of people who act out a vampire fantasy while I was living in New York. Fortunately for me there are also several books on the phenomena.

This is not a democracy," I said, understanding he fear but unable to do anything about it. "It's a Maxocracy.

They call me, The Sharkalator