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Popcorn for breakfast! Why not? It's a grain. It's like grits, but with high self-esteem.

James Patterson

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James Patterson
Age: 77
Born: 1947
Born: March 22
Actor
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Newburgh
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James Brendan Patterson
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Max: Okay guys, I had a couple thoughts I wanted to go over with you. Iggy: (pretends to snore loudy) Max: (throws another pinecone at him) Iggy: Quit throwing things at me! Max: Glad you could join us.
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Steve turned to us again, looking so dang enthusastic that I wondered how much coffee he'd had this morning. So, you kids want to be big stars, eh? God, no! I said spewing crumbs. No way! Oddly, this seemed to throw a petite wrench into the convo.
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I shot him the bird. (Get it? I shot him the—never mind.)
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What I'm really addicted to is getting people to understand that if their kids aren't competent readers coming out of middle school, it's really going to be hard for them in high school.
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There's always be a me and you.
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He nuzzled my neck, inhaling deeply. “Mmm. You smell so good.” “Oh, yeah,” I said, smirking. “I call this new perfume ‘Le Jungle grime et tropical BO.’ ” “Dirt and sweat. Very sexy.
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Am I tough? Am I strong? Am I hard-core? Absolutely. Did I whimper with pathetic delight when I sank my teeth into my hot fried-chicken sandwich? You betcha.
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I'm big on having a blistering pace. That's one of the hallmarks of what I do, and that's not easy. I never blow up cars and things like that, so it's something else that keeps the suspense flowing. I try not to write a chapter that isn't going to turn on the movie projector in your head.
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Excellent. They were flammable.
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I don't believe in lecturing people. It's much more effective to present reading as a fun, rewarding pastime.
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Be calm. Be Zen. You are Buddha.
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Just because life is hard, and always ends in a bad way, doesn't mean that all stories have to, even if that's what they tell us in school and in the New York Times Review. In fact, it's a good thing that stories are as different as we are, one from another.
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You're my best friend, my first and only love, and the most beautiful girl I've ever seen
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I think e-books are terrific in their own right. I love being able to get on a plane and basically carry around seven books and it weigh 10 ounces.
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This is my brain: O This is my brain after making out with Fang: * It's very sad.
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My thing is when we're doing a movie or TV show, I just want to go in and look at it and go, That was great.
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When your own romantic life is falling apart, everyone else's looks fabulous.
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He gives my hand a tight squeeze, but that desperation, that urgency between us is gone. No insecurities. Max and Fang. Fang and Max. No longer a question. We just are.
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We went back to the weird Institute building. At night there was a lot more activity. Erasers coming in non-stop. Nice cars, nice clothes, nice smug faces (that I wanted to smash!). -Fang's Blog
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Is it important to be right or is it important to do what's right? That's one of the hardest lessons to learn.
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