1,151 Quotes by James Patterson

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    There's no such thing as a kid who hates reading. There are kids who love reading and kids who are reading the wrong books.

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    If we work for social change - and it is good to do such things - let us always do it with an awakened heart big enough for all. There is no enemy; there is only ignorance. There is no one to hate, only many to love.

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    Marty, my mother used to say 'Never get greedy with God.' I think what she meant was 'Don't dare ask for more if you already have what you need.

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    Okay, okay, okay. I understood that pushing the elevator button over and over again would not make the elevator appear sooner. But I couldn't help myself.

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    Now, I don't know if you can appreciate this without actually knowing her, but getting Mrs. Stricker to laugh is like getting an octopus to stand up on two legs.

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    For a long time it had seemed to me that life was about to begin—real life. But there was always some obstacle in the way, something to be got through first, some unfinished business, time still to be served, a debt to be paid. Then life would begin. At last it dawned on me that these obstacles were my life.

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