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James Patterson
Age: 77
Born: 1947
Born: March 22
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Newburgh
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Plus her mom was so awesome. She was strict about some things—don’t leave your socks lying around—but so not strict about other things, like calling the cops about my bullet wound.
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I love you Max,Fang said...God, Max I love you so much. I know. I thought. I've always known
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Gazzy: Just Ten? Angel: No. Gazzy: Five? Angel: No.
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Angel wanted them all to burn in h-e- double toothpicks forever.
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What test? Asked Nudge. Max, you're incorruptible. Only by power. I said. You haven't tried chocolate yet.
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I vill destroy de snickers bar! Gazzy(The Gas Man)
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Bizarre! That's the only word I can use to describe life sometimes. Just freaking bizarre.
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In my office in Florida I have, I think, 30 manuscript piles around the room. Some are screenplays or comic books or graphic novels. Some are almost done. Some I'm rewriting. If I'm working with a co-writer, they'll usually write the first draft. And then I write subsequent drafts.
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I don't get a chance to be funny with the thrillers. I like to be funny, and I think I am really funny. So with 'Middle School: The Worst Years of My Life', it was fun to let loose.
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You could have gotten a car with GPS, Total said helpfully. Yes, I said Or we could have brought along a dog that doesn't talk. I gave Angel a pointed look, and she smiled, well, angelically, at me. Total huffed, offended at me and climbed into her lap.
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I’m not comfortable in this stadium,” I explained, trying to look calm. “I know. And you hate Fang looking at those girls. But we’re still having fun, and Fang still loves you, and you’ll still save the world. Okay?
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The receptionist looked us over, then went back to typing something incredibly urgent—like her résumé́ for another job.
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When I write I pretend I'm telling a story to someone in the room and I don't want them to get up until I'm finished.
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I have a number of writers I work with regularly. I write an outline for a book. The outlines are very specific about what each scene is supposed to accomplish.
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Please, sit down, Sharon said with another hair toss. I made a mental note to practice doing that in a mirror the next time I saw one. it seemed a useful skill, right up there with roundhouse kicks.
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Hollywood is a peculiar beast - people in Hollywood are nuts.
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Pain fades,” I said slowly. “But being a nutcase seems to stick around. Guess who got the better deal here?” The last thing I remember is Mr. Chu’s face blazing with fury.
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Great, they give blind kids guns, I said, trying to lessen his horror. I don't even let Iggy have a gun. Usually.
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Dreams die hard. And sometimes they don't have to die at all.
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What are they teaching these thugs? -Why are there so many of them? -What is the Institute for Higher Aeronautics? -How many of the are there? There are only six of us! Why? -Why is DC public transportation so weird? -Why don't we mug those Eraser goons for money more often? -Fang's Blog
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