1,151 Quotes by James Patterson

Ultimately, a great thriller is a roller coaster ride. I like to think that’s a promise I have never failed to keep, and one that I’d say has served my books well.

He felt nervous and excited an happy and kind of filled with dread, all at the same time. It was the most emotion he’d never experienced...

There is truth in dreams, but especially in nightmares.

Until now, I never noticed how much fantasy had to do with reality.

At that instant, I knew exactly what I wanted out of life: this. This feeling, this happiness, this embrace.

One good thing is that I’ve been following the priest’s orders to meditate on how I’ve hurt people. It’s helped me recognize that we can’t help but make mistakes, even when our intentions are good.

Read a ton, write every day if you can, and don’t mimic another writer’s style. Find your own voice.

The eight-year-old beat your best cadet in hand-to-hand combat?” “So did the six-year-old girl, ma’am. Actually, she beat the instructor also.

Little books can mean big things, baby books are things that you probably might not know.