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I think sometimes we give people a lot of credit just because they're writing nice sentences even if it isn't adding up to much.

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James Patterson
Age: 77
Born: 1947
Born: March 22
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James Brendan Patterson
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The subject for a lot of non-fiction is very emotional, but if you read it, it's the most boring, dry stuff. I wanted 'Torn Apart' to be extremely accessible and readable.
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For me, Zoo has always been a fable. It has nothing to do with realism. It's a fable about what man is doing to the world, and the animals have retribution. But in the real world, this would not happen. But in the world of 1984, this kind of thing can happen in a story.
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Jeez, was that a lion? Please tell me it’s behind bars. It’s a zoo, Iggy,” Nudge said, taking his arms and leading him. Everything’s behind bars.
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Fang. I had to do some thinking about him. Me. I had some thinking to do about me too.
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To be without love is to be without grace, what matters most in life. We is so much better than I.
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If Fang is in any way harmed while I'm gone-if he gets a hangnail-you won't see another morning. Are we clear on that?
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People always come up to me and say, 'you should do standup.' It's nice to discover things about yourself. That keeps everything lively and fun.
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guess they forgot to program us with any respect for authority. well, I have a highly developed sense of irony.
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Angel wanted them all to burn in h-e- double toothpicks forever.
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When my son, Jack, was four, I had to make a trip to Los Angeles. I asked him if he was going to miss me. 'Not so much,' Jack told me. 'You're not going to miss me?' I said. Jack shook his head, and he said, 'Love means you can never be apart.
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Not saving you from this storm, mutant,” he said. “Saving you for your later fate, we are.” His voice was weirdly inflected and metallic, like an automated answering machine. “Oh, good. Yoda captured us,” Fang whispered.
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Yes, I said. My name is seven-five-nine-nine-three-nine-ex-dash-one. Junior.
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Every once in a while, I'll have a 'Do you know who I am?' moment, at least in my head. I hate that.
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I looked around. As flock leader, everyone was expecting me to make a decision. Jeb's presence here would bring uncertainty, chaos, probably danger. It would perk up my day.
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After all, Fnick is Superman, said Iggy. Shut up, Jeff, I said, but I was smiling. I lifted Iggy's fingers to my face so that he knew.
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Yeah sure, why not? i said, making a mental note to get a good look at his wings. For all I knew, they were remote-controlled and duct taped to his back.
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We'll all go out together when we go. Yes, we'll all go out together when we go. Oh, how the world will die From great fire in the sky. Yes, we'll all go out together when we go. (Total) Call me old fashioned but I'll take 'She'll Be Coming 'Round the Mountain' any day.
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We try not to encourage demonstrations of his mastery of the gaseous arts.
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