James Patterson Quotes

A lot of writers fall in love with their sentences or their construction of sentences, and sometimes that's great, but not everybody is Gabriel Garcia Marquez or James Joyce. A lot of people like to pretend that they are, and they wind up not giving people a good read or enlightening them.

James Patterson

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

  • Author Profession: author
  • Nationality: american
  • Birth: March 22, 1947

Topics

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Life is full of challenges and surprises.

Jil Sander

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If you really believe in yourself, you cannot listen to other people.

Joan Jett

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Congratulations, you have a sense of humor. And to those who didn't: Go stick your head in the mud.

Jesse Ventura

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In England, I'm a horror movie director. In Germany, I'm a filmmaker. In the US, I'm a bum.

John Carpenter

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I was a dancer for about 20 years. It didn't really help me transition into music.

Andra Day

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I hadn't grown up always aspiring to be a CEO.

Angela Ahrendts

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There are still some people out there who believe comic books are nothing more than, well, comic books. But the true cognoscenti know graphic novels are - at their best - an amazing blend of art literature and the theater of the mind.

John Ridley

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I wish the word whimsical wasn't used now.

Roger McGough

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I've been around for so long, people have their perceptions of me: good, bad or indifferent.

Rob Lowe

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Creation's gold mine is in you. The key is deliberate intention. Whatever your dream may be at this moment, identify it. If you cannot define your desire, it can never become a reality.

Mary Manin Morrissey

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I don't really have friends in general. I never have. I didn't go to college and didn't have friends in high school.

Lou Barlow

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From beginning to end it's about keeping the energy and the intensity of the story and not doing too much and not doing too little, but just enough so people stay interested and stay involved in the characters.

Deborah Cox

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