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James Patterson Quotes

It seemed to me that I could write commercial fiction. I wasn't sure whether I could, or whether I wanted to write serious fiction at that point. So I said, 'Let me try something else,' and I wrote a mystery - but I didn't know much about it.

James Patterson

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

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

Topics

Me Mystery Serious Know Said Try

The Baltimore boys only defend themselves when playing against teams that treat us mean, especially that bunch from Cincinnati.

Joe Kelley

Treat Mean Defend Playing Against

Hollywood is an illusion. These intense workplaces, with very close relationships, a few months at a time - and then it ends.

John C. Reilly

Time Illusion Hollywood Relationships

I have a tremendous platform and responsibility to talk to people about these issues about sustainability and about health and wellness when it comes to food.

Andrew Zimmern

Health Food Responsibility People

I find it very hard to sit down and create an idea or especially a new character on command. Usually my characters evolve by accident out of some story context.

John Kricfalusi

Character Story Find Down Create

Three of my children are medical doctors, they know at least a hundred times as much about your body as my grandfather knew, but they don't know much more about soul than he did.

John Templeton

Children Soul Medical Body Know

There's a gray area there that I'm satisfied is not gray.

Robert Conrad

Gray Satisfied Gray Area Area

Having good health, being able to breathe and be happy, that's one of the most beautiful gifts. On top of that, I have the gift to play music and make people happy through that. I'm just telling you from my heart, I'm so in love with life.

Roy Ayers

Life Love Good Music Good Health

Humanity is not common in its views.

Mitt Romney

Humanity Common Views

I haven't really given much thought to the whole 'working mother' thing.

Claire Foy

Mother Thought Working Whole Much

I used to do a lot of fencing in the theater and a lot of horse riding in the early days, so I'm used to it in a way. If you're classically trained like I am, it's a little bit like mother's milk to me. I enjoy it.

Brian Cox

Mother I Am Me Horse Enjoy You

Artists should be free to create what we want. I believe there's a special value in work that is a reflection of oneself as opposed to interpretation. When I see a film or a TV show about black people not written by someone who's black, it's an interpretation of that life.

Ava DuVernay

Life Work Reflection Value People

Much unhappiness comes from walking alone. When there are several, it's somewhat different. I must get into the habit of listening to others, for what the others say concerns me, too.

Alfred Doblin

Alone Habit Me Listening Walking