James Patterson Quotes & Sayings (Page 4)

“The best way to get kids reading more is to give them books that they'll gobble up - and that will make them ask for another.”

“Every once in a while, I'll have a 'Do you know who I am?' moment, at least in my head. I hate that.”

“I guess I write four or five hours a day, but I do it seven days a week. It's very disciplined, yes, but it's joy for me.”

“My style is colloquial storytelling. It's the way we tell stories to one another - it's not writerly, it's not overdone.”

“The fact is that our kids aren't reading books - or frankly, much of anything lately. Schools are under funded, some schools even closing their libraries. Parents have to realize that it's their job, and not the school's job, to get kids into the habit of reading for fun.”

“Hollywood is a peculiar beast - people in Hollywood are nuts.”

“I love to tell stories. It's a delight for me.”

“My favorite books are actually very complicated - 'One Hundred Years of Solitude', 'Ulysses'.”

“The more you read, the better you get at it.”

“I don't believe in lecturing people. It's much more effective to present reading as a fun, rewarding pastime.”