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In 10 different takes, you can do a scene 10 different ways.
SCOTT PATTERSON If an employee was paid with grants, if we don't have documentations, the auditor actually goes and ...
SCOTT PATTERSON I think L.A.'s terrific. You fly an hour and a half and you're in the mountains in three fee...
SCOTT PATTERSON I think as long as Amy [Sherman] feels that she and her husband Daniel can continue to produce origi...
SCOTT PATTERSON This is not good. The decline in enrollment is something we have to grapple with.
SCOTT PATTERSON

There are reasons people seek escape in books, and one of those reasons is that the boundary of what...
JAMES PATTERSON

I grew up in a house full of women: my mother, grandmother, three sisters, and two female cats. And ...
JAMES PATTERSON For if you train hard and responsibly your confidence surges to a maximum.
FLOYD PATTERSON I've been knocked down more than any heavyweight champion in history.
FLOYD PATTERSON Fear was absolutely necessary. Without it, I would have been scared to death.
FLOYD PATTERSON The fighter loses more than his pride in the fight; he loses part of his future. He's a step clo...
FLOYD PATTERSON

A good love story always keeps the pot boiling.
JAMES PATTERSON Well, it's still another two-day competition, so it's really important to show that you'...
CARLY PATTERSON Well, first I have to make the team, of course.
CARLY PATTERSON She said I did good and I think she was happy with what I did. She just wants me to get my higher St...
CARLY PATTERSON Probably Romania and China and Russia. I think they're all working really hard to beat us right ...
CARLY PATTERSON It meant a lot because it was my first time to compete as a senior at that meet, which was kind of w...
CARLY PATTERSON If they did it like they did it in '96 or whenever, just picking it from one meet, what if someo...
CARLY PATTERSON I think it helps me. You know, I've got two more meets under my belt, and that's always a go...
CARLY PATTERSON I guess I'm kind of used to it because it's always been that way for me.
CARLY PATTERSON I think we all have had better days in competition.
CARLY PATTERSON Yep, my body is doing good and everything feels good and I'm ready.
CARLY PATTERSON I thought I had gotten second, but I didn't, so I was really happy.
CARLY PATTERSON Then after I saw the scoreboard that we were tied, I was really happy, because I really wanted to wi...
CARLY PATTERSON It just meant a lot because it's something I've always wanted to do. I've always wanted ...
CARLY PATTERSON I think we're all really strong and we just need to keep working really hard. If we go out there...
CARLY PATTERSON You never know what can happen. I feel like I have a pretty good chance, but you never know.
CARLY PATTERSON I want to do it for myself. It's my goal and dream. All I can ask for is to get the chance and g...
CARLY PATTERSON

Why aren't crazy people content to take over, like, one town? It always has to be the whole word. Th...
JAMES PATTERSON

Vhat ozzer abilities do you haf?" ter Borcht snapped, which his assistant waited, pen in hand.
...
JAMES PATTERSON

The funny thing about facing imminent death is that it really snaps everything else into perspective...
JAMES PATTERSON

I feel like, like pudding," Iggy groaned. "Pudding with nerve endings. Pudding in great pain.
JAMES PATTERSON

They call me, The Sharkalator
JAMES PATTERSON

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

The whole world loves a maverick and the whole world wants the maverick to achieve something nobler ...
KEVIN PATTERSON

Well, that's an evil smile...
JAMES PATTERSON

You know, I remember watching Morgan Freeman when he did the two Alex Cross movies, and he's so ...
JAMES PATTERSON

Always expect the unexpected. Right around Thanksgiving, when the new Alex Cross will be out. It'...
JAMES PATTERSON

Somebody said the key to life is to work hard, play hard, rest hard, and I've pretty much adopte...
JAMES PATTERSON The only thing I really, really want is for the U.S. to win again. Just to win another team gold. An...
CARLY PATTERSON

But with carefully chosen keyboard macros to activate it, Mass Copy is quick, convenient, and powerf...
ROBERT PATTERSON

Cerner is a company that just celebrated its 20th anniversary in 1999.
NEAL PATTERSON I really enjoy being outside in L.A. because it's so warm and sunny.
MERRITT PATTERSON

Life is hard, and a lot of people come home tired from work. If they're gonna spend half an hour...
JAMES PATTERSON

Kids say the No. 1 reason they don't read more is that they can't find books they like. Free...
JAMES PATTERSON

If we as a society are willing to have a preference for organic food, the farmer can pass on the sav...
ROBERT PATTERSON

It gets so tiring, this strong-picking-on-the-weak stuff. It was the story of my life -literally- an...
JAMES PATTERSON

YOU COULD LOCK the Gasman in a padded cell with some dental floss and a bowl of Jell-O, and he'd fin...
JAMES PATTERSON

I'm not a writer's writer. I'm not a craftsman. I could be, and that would be a one-book...
JAMES PATTERSON

Angel is right,"said Dr. G-H quickly. "This is my clumsy way of demonstrating."
"Demonstrating ...
JAMES PATTERSON

I looked around. As flock leader, everyone was expecting me to make a decision. Jeb's presence here ...
JAMES PATTERSON

Just between you and me and the lamppost, Dylan could easily be any girl's perfect other half...
JAMES PATTERSON

Yeah, you're sitting in a tree because you're fine. That's easy to see. I can't believe this ...
JAMES PATTERSON

It's going to give you nightmares for the rest of your wasted life."
Oh, my God, I was so badas...
JAMES PATTERSON

And by the way, you clearly don't know me better than Fang does. Do you see Fang arguing with...
JAMES PATTERSON

Who, last time I'd checked, was still on our official archenemy list. (Yes, we have to keep a list. ...
JAMES PATTERSON

It's funny how different people are. If I'd been this kid and someone was snarling "Ordering a pizza...
JAMES PATTERSON

There is one bright side to this," said Fang.
Yeah? What's that?" The new and improved Erasers ...
JAMES PATTERSON

Hello, Max," he said quietly, searching my face. "How do you feel?"

Which was a ten on th...
JAMES PATTERSON

I offered to pee on him, but they said no
JAMES PATTERSON

Dear Max -

You looked so beautiful today. I'm going to remember what you looked like for...
JAMES PATTERSON

Some kids get called 'bundles of joy' or 'slices of heaven' or 'dreams come true.' We got 'the fifty...
JAMES PATTERSON

Don't ever leave me again." -Max
I won't. I won't not ever." -Fang
JAMES PATTERSON

I choose you," he said very softly, "Max."
Then his hard, rough hand tenderly cup...
JAMES PATTERSON

So there you have it, the extent of my charms: brown hair and eyes like unbarfed chocolate. I'm a lu...
JAMES PATTERSON

So you have you price," I said with a mouthful of crumbs. "Your soul for a cookie." Fang made sure D...
JAMES PATTERSON

I want to do it too!" (sitting motionless)
Nudge: "Nope, you stand out like a fart in a church....
JAMES PATTERSON

Now, Max, I think we both know your parents aren't missionaries."
I opened my eyes wide. "No? W...
JAMES PATTERSON

You looove me. (holds out arms) You love me this much.
JAMES PATTERSON

He could totally be your boyfriend," [Angel] went on with annoying persistance. "You guys could get ...
JAMES PATTERSON

Seize what's been handed you. Make smart decisions. Make decisions because life is a temporary situa...
JAMES PATTERSON I think you should only take your dog if it can get along with other dogs.
BETH PATTERSON When someone enters through the first gate, they won't let out the dogs playing inside the second ga...
BETH PATTERSON Dogs are not currently allowed in the park, but this law is not being enforced. This way the parks w...
BETH PATTERSON It's a praise to God for all that he's blessed us with, including all the patients that received hop...
BETH PATTERSON When I first got here, he was coming off the injury and being hurt every year and hearing all the th...
ANDRE PATTERSON I got him to close the distance on the tackle as quick as possible. He wants to get on top of him as...
ANDRE PATTERSON I think he's played the best ball he's played in his career this year. I think he's playing as well ...
ANDRE PATTERSON Our line should get a lot of credit. We've been saying all week that we wanted to have the eye of th...
ANDRE PATTERSON He's going to play hard and compete, and that's all I want. How it all plays out as far as tackles a...
ANDRE PATTERSON If these guys couldn't play, they wouldn't be here. And I think that's what people forget. Everybody...
ANDRE PATTERSON My first experience truly around professional players was the New York Giants in their Super Bowl ye...
ANDRE PATTERSON People wanted to see him play. They paid him a bunch of money. But he's not a guy who misses because...
ANDRE PATTERSON I can't think of four guys I'd rather stake my career on. I know they can play. I know they're good ...
ANDRE PATTERSON We knew this was a big game and that's why we wanted to dominate underneath. I think we just wanted ...
ANDRE PATTERSON I have an edge for selfishness to win, no matter what game it is. But this one, the way things have ...
ANDREW PATTERSON In games like this, you've got to play above the competition. We've got to stay focused because conf...
ANDREW PATTERSON At this point we have to take it one game at a time, and play each game like its out last.
ANDREW PATTERSON We are going to come out with more energy and be more aggressive.
ANDREW PATTERSON

De tall, dark vun--dere's nothing special about him at all," ter Borcht said dismissively of Fang, w...
JAMES PATTERSON We have contacted 90 survivors, some from last year and new ones who joined us this year, and invite...
ANN PATTERSON Last year we had between 20 to 25 teams and raised approximately $50,000. Our goal this year is to r...
ANN PATTERSON We only had 50 survivors at the event. We sent out 75 invitations from last year plus an additional ...
ANN PATTERSON We reached our goal and may have exceeded it from last year. I am super pleased on how the event tur...
ANN PATTERSON Relay for Life is an opportunity for residents to come together as a community to support community ...
ANN PATTERSON We are looking for 30 to 35 teams to sign up for this year's event. A team consists of eight to 15 m...
ANN PATTERSON We achieved a strong beginning to 2006 with our first quarter operating and financial results. Our t...
AUBREY PATTERSON The board takes its deliberations regarding tuition very seriously. Although we regret having to rai...
AUBREY PATTERSON The man is truly an outstanding individual with unparalleled leadership.
AUBREY PATTERSON We continue to be pleased with our asset/liability management performance which, in a challenging in...
AUBREY PATTERSON We are concerned about the inability thus far of Bolivia's new president to articulate whether or no...
ANNE PATTERSON We are concerned about the inability thus far of Bolivia's new president to articulate whether or no...
ANNE PATTERSON The United States conducts interventions (against drug trafficking) at the invitation of the Colombi...
ANNE PATTERSON Yes, narcotics are readily available. But if we weren't doing these projects, the problem would be d...
ANNE PATTERSON I don't want to underestimate the difficulty of this, because Colombia is paradise next to Afghanist...
ANNE PATTERSON This is a very dramatic development. These gentlemen who have been arrested do have ties reportedly,...
ANNE PATTERSON And on human rights, we had a broad coalition on that, and it's too bad that certain countries like ...
ANNE PATTERSON The U.S. would very much like to bring this to the council if we can get sufficient support, ... We ...
ANNE PATTERSON Obviously we'll do a full investigation, working with the Iraqis.
ANNE PATTERSON Sure, it's a frustration. There's no victory. It's just sort of like fighting a chronic disease.
ANNE PATTERSON

I work on quiet call nights in the hospital, on airplanes and on my sailboat when I have a bit of ti...
KEVIN PATTERSON

It's our job - as parents, grandparents, aunts, uncles - to find books our kids are going to lik...
JAMES PATTERSON

Cerner's focus over the last 20 years has been to provide healthcare, predominately healthcare p...
NEAL PATTERSON

Great, they give blind kids guns," I said, trying to lessen his horror. "I don't even let Iggy have ...
JAMES PATTERSON

It never works out! *kicks rock, it hits a window, sirens go off*
(iggy) Uh oh.
(max) Up a...
JAMES PATTERSON

I don't damsel well. Distress, I can do. Damseling? Not so much.
JAMES PATTERSON

Max." Fang let go of my hand. "Right now, it's really all about—us."

He swooped down t...
JAMES PATTERSON

Okay, so, flying,” I started, taking a deep breath and focusing on the thing I loved most in the w...
JAMES PATTERSON

They [Erasers] were bad fliers," Angel chimed in, "And in their minds, they weren't all kill the mut...
JAMES PATTERSON

Q: You'er presented with a smooth-faced, eight-foot-high wooden wall. Your objective? Get over it. T...
JAMES PATTERSON

Let's face it: Most of us don't realize it, but we are failing our kids as reading role mode...
JAMES PATTERSON

SITTING TIGHT? Holing up? Waiting for answers?
Those are things I'm not good at.
Plannin...
JAMES PATTERSON

Jeb: But I need to tell you something first.
Max (thinking): That you are the devil incarnat...
JAMES PATTERSON When did they start coming after you?”
“Was it—was it after the oil- slick Hummer crash?�...
JAMES PATTERSON Fang was going to kill me. And after I was dead, he would kill me again.
JAMES PATTERSON Fang and I searched in every way we could think of and found a million institutes of one kind or ano...
JAMES PATTERSON Fang snorted in disbelief. "On one hand, we have a mythical nice family that wants to adopt me. On t...
JAMES PATTERSON Jeb: I wish I could explain what I'd give just to see you smile again.
Max (thinking): How a...
JAMES PATTERSON Is this a movie?' I heard someone ask.
Naw- this is too original for Hollywood. They do sequ...
JAMES PATTERSON Do we have any chlorine? It seems to be kind of explosive when mixed with other stuff."
"Like w...
JAMES PATTERSON Frustration was my constant companion. I wanted to scream. "What the he-eck are we supposed to do JAMES PATTERSON Can you giggle while racing for your life and protecting a six-year-old? I can.
JAMES PATTERSON Excellent. They were flammable.
JAMES PATTERSON There's nothing more annoying than cold logic and reason when you've got a good fit going.
JAMES PATTERSON Nudge: You aren't dead.
Iggy (irritably): No. You aren't dead either. How about just 'he...
JAMES PATTERSON Why was the blind guy playing with matches, you ask? Because he's good at it. Anything to do with fi...
JAMES PATTERSON I muttered a swear word to myself. After I heard Angel cussing like a sailor when she stubbed her to...
JAMES PATTERSON Feeding a crowd?' the woman behind the counter asked.
Yes, ma'am ,' Fang said sweetly.
...
JAMES PATTERSON I didn't know a van could go up on two wheels like that, for so long." -Nudge
JAMES PATTERSON Gazzy: "What does that mean?" (points to metal plaque warning to stay off the third rail that said S...
JAMES PATTERSON Max!' Nudge cried, rushing over to hug me. Her thin arms gripped me tight, and I hugged her back, sc...
JAMES PATTERSON Dr. Martinez: "I take it you don't want me to call your parent?"
Max: "Uh, no." Hello, lab? May...
JAMES PATTERSON In the dictionary, next to the word stress, there is a picture of a midsize mutant stuck inside a do...
JAMES PATTERSON Holy [Insert your choice of a swear word here]," said Fang stunned.
JAMES PATTERSON I took a bite of cookie and chewed. “Hmmm,” I said, trying not to spit crumbs. “Clear vanilla ...
JAMES PATTERSON Yes!” said Fang, punching the air. “Freaks rule.
JAMES PATTERSON Popcorn for breakfast! Why not? It's a grain. It's like, like, grits, but with high self-esteem.
JAMES PATTERSON Many variables interact to affect mane development in wild lions. Several of these variables, includ...
BRUCE PATTERSON Even here, a male with more testosterone, that's better nourished, and displays all the good genes a...
BRUCE PATTERSON We evaluated lions on the same spatial scale that females and males evaluate them, which is from 20 ...
BRUCE PATTERSON At one point, we probably had 70 cell phones ringing at once, ... It sounded like Bally's Park Place...
BRUCE PATTERSON There seems to be a communication breakdown between the water district and the fire department. We n...
BRUCE PATTERSON I'm willing to take the first flight back.
BRUCE PATTERSON One guy whose phone was programmed for the theme song from 'The Sting' was getting calls every five ...
BRUCE PATTERSON It is a win-win all around, ... Local business and industry benefits. Residents benefit. The water t...
BRUCE PATTERSON People who live in glass houses have to answer the bell
BRUCE PATTERSON While a big mane impresses everybody, even a small mane can be imposing in hot, dry climates.
BRUCE PATTERSON Am I tough? Am I strong? Am I hard-core? Absolutely.
Did I whimper with pathetic delight when ...
JAMES PATTERSON Fang swerved closer to me, big and supremely graceful, like a black panther with wings.

...
JAMES PATTERSON She sucks in her breath and lets the flames race along the comforter until they lick her and swallow...
JAMES PATTERSON Once I was seated, I couldn't help people-watching. I'll admit it, I'm an addict from way back.
JAMES PATTERSON And maybe watch a boat go by.
BOB PATTERSON We already put aside $1 million for the well, but between the time we allotted for that and now cons...
BOB PATTERSON There's lots of things I'm reading, more and more emails out there refuting it, saying it is not nec...
BOB PATTERSON [From this experience] the students have become more interested in life science, and now have an int...
BOB PATTERSON That would make it impossible for us.
BOB PATTERSON It was a cross between a screwball and a change-up. It was a screw-up.
BOB PATTERSON I hope the Knights beat us to those players, from a Kiwi perspective, but we are going to be putting...
BOB PATTERSON He owes us one year of back taxes right now and one year of current taxes,
BOB PATTERSON Our debt-to-revenue ratio is very good. Our bonds are backed by our sales tax.
BOB PATTERSON We need to figure out if we want vending in Athens, are we trying to encourage it, or do we want to ...
CAROL PATTERSON We want to get rid of the (licensed) vendors that buy the spot only for Halloween weekend.
CAROL PATTERSON We said to the community, 'Look, we're drowning. We need your help. You need to be more judicious in...
CAROL PATTERSON We were just out of resources, ... There are only so many hours in the day.
CAROL PATTERSON The parking garage is just a big bugaboo of mine.
CAROL PATTERSON The goal is to have the facility paying for itself as far as operating costs, and it's looking more ...
CAROL PATTERSON The specific chore that we're undertaking at the moment is taking the routes of the existing systems...
CAROL PATTERSON In the wee small hours, the neighborhood got pretty bad last year.
CAROL PATTERSON The impervious cover question somehow brings out the challenge to our water quality authority.
CAROL PATTERSON The city of Athens is eligible for, and certainly utilizes, state and federal transit funding. The u...
CAROL PATTERSON You're a brave, brave girl, Tula" Gaby told her.
"I know", said the little girl. "I got it from...
JAMES PATTERSON I’m not comfortable in this stadium,” I explained, trying to look calm.
“I know. And you ...
JAMES PATTERSON One of the nice things about books as opposed to television and movies to some extent is it's no...
JAMES PATTERSON Kids don't read as much as you'd like them to, just in terms of seeing the world from differ...
JAMES PATTERSON It was a pretty complete list. The kind of list one makes when one cannot fall asleep because one's ...
JAMES PATTERSON I didn't feel so bad,
CARLY PATTERSON It's so weird, ... Last summer, it seemed I'd never get to the Olympics. Life is going by faster now...
CARLY PATTERSON Every time I come to a meet, it makes me want to get out there, ... Today, watching the juniors, I w...
CARLY PATTERSON Athens was a great experience and I'll always be able to look back on it and say I achieved my ultim...
CARLY PATTERSON I'm working with producers right now as I haven't finished my demos yet. Hopefully we can have somet...
CARLY PATTERSON I don't want to say anything bad about someone but it was a little bit hard,
CARLY PATTERSON I'll always remember; it was the best day of my life.
CARLY PATTERSON They shouldn't have to worry about toothaches or their teeth hurting. There are more things to worry...
CARLY PATTERSON Since I came here, I've been lost, ... I am not asking for a handout, I just need some help. And tha...
CARLY PATTERSON When I was 26, I wrote my first mystery, 'The Thomas Berryman Number', and it was turned dow...
JAMES PATTERSON Man, you weigh a freaking ton," he told me. "What've you been eating, rocks?"
"Why, is your he...
JAMES PATTERSON Because what’s worse than knowing you want something, besides knowing you can never have it?
JAMES PATTERSON It cuts through the middle person, ... and it might make a connection between the purchaser and arti...
JAMES PATTERSON A lot of writers fall in love with their sentences or their construction of sentences, and sometimes...
JAMES PATTERSON It's a stall tactic coming out of hostile politics in Washington.
DANIEL PATTERSON

My accountant worships me because I'm so cautious with my money.

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