James Patterson

"It's been said that love finds you when you're ready."

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

"At that moment I had no mind to change, or not change, or throw against the nearest wall."

"If you're ever feeling a lack of middle-aged white men, just pop into the Capitol. Not so much the House of Representatives, which has a bit more color and texture, but the Senate -- jeez. Yes, let's have more testosterone running the country.Maximum Ride, School's Out--Forever"

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

"They call me, The Sharkalator"

"Nudge threw her arms around my neck. 'I love you Max! I love all of us too!'Yeah, me too,' Said the Gasman. 'I don't care if we have our house, or a cliff ledge, or a cardboard box. Home is wherever we all are, together."

"Can I come in?No! I'm in a towel!I'm blind!"

"You mean other than the wings? I once ate nine snicker bars in a row without barfing. It was a record."