Quotes by James Patterson

I dont get a chance to be funny with the thrillers. I like to be funny, and I think I am really funny. So with Middle School: The Worst Years of My Life, it was fun to let loose.

One of the nice things about books as opposed to television and movies to some extent is its 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. Its great - it means their brains are working.

Commercial books dont even get covered. The reason why so many book reviews go out of business is because they cover a lot of stuff that nobody cares about. Imagine if the movie pages covered none of the big movies and all they covered were movies that you couldnt even find in the theater?

Im big on having a blistering pace. Thats one of the hallmarks of what I do, and thats not easy. I never blow up cars and things like that, so its something else that keeps the suspense flowing. I try not to write a chapter that isnt going to turn on the movie projector in your head.

I dont smile as much as I should, even though I smile inside a lot.

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

“You looove me. (holds out arms) You love me this much.”

“The funny thing about facing imminent death is that it really snaps everything else into perspective.”

“A friend of mine once defined love as finding someone you can talk to late into the night”

“Except fang. I glared at him. Go on, try to stop me, I dare you. It was like the old days when we used to wrestle, each trying to get the better of the other. I was ready to take him down, my hands curled into fist. I was just going to say be careful, Fang told me. He stepped closer and brushed some hair out of my eyes. And Ive got your back. He motioned with his head toward the torpedo chamber. Oh my God. It hit me like a tsunami then, how perfect he was for me, how no one else would ever, could ever, be so perfect for me, how he was everything I could possibly hope for, as a friend, boyfriend, maybe even more. He was it for me. There would be no more looking. I really, really loved him, with a whole new kind of love Id never felt before, something that made every other kind of love Id ever felt feel washed out and wimpy in comparison. I loved him with every cell in my body, every thought in my head, every feather in my wings, every breathe in my lungs. and air sacs. Too bad I was going out to face almost certain death. Right there in front of everyone, I threw my arms around his neck and smashed my mouth against his. He was startled for a second, then his strong arms wrapped around me so tightly I could hardly breathe. ZOMG, I heard Nudge whisper, but still fang and I kissed slanting our heads this way and that to get closer. I could have stood there and kissed him happily for the next millennium, but Angel, or what was left of her was still out there in the could dark ocean. Reluctantly, I ended the kiss, took a step back. Fangs obsidian eyes were glittering brightly and his stoic face had a look of wonder on it.Gotta go, I said quietly. A half smile quirked his mouth. Yeah. Hurry back. I nodded and he stepped out of the air lock chamber, keeping his eyes fixed on me, memorizing me as he hit the switch that sealed the chamber. The doors hissed shut with a kind of finality, and I realized that my heart was beating so hard it felt like it was going to start snapping ribs. I was scared. I was crazily, deeply, incredibly, joyously, terrifyingly in love. I was on a death mission. Before my head simply exploded from so much emotion, I hit the large button that pressurized the air lock enough for the doors to open to the ocean outside. I really, really hoped that I would prove somewhat uncrushable, like Angel did. The door cracked open below me and I saw the first dark glint of frigid water.”

“Theres always be a me and you.”

“This time I wouldnt forget him, because I couldnt ever forgive him - for breaking my heart twice.”

“If you love something let it go.. if it comes back its yours”