Home / Quotes / Quote by James Patterson

Quote by James Patterson

“Max-I'm not going to die today.”

Author

James Patterson is a highly acclaimed author in the thriller and mystery genres, recognized for his engaging storytelling and the creation of memorable characters. Born on March 22, 1947, he has authored numerous best-selling novels and is a significant figure in the literary world. Patterson's work has captivated readers worldwide, and he has been influential for decades. more

“I have had to experience so much stupidity, so many vices, so much error, so much nausea, disillusionment and sorrow, just in order to become a child again and begin anew. I had to experience despair, I had to sink to the greatest mental depths, to thoughts of suicide, in order to experience grace.”

Children Order Grace Sorrow Despair Depression Suicide Errors Depth Vices Stupidity Disillusionment Nausea

Book:Siddhartha: An Indian Tale

Source: Siddhartha: An Indian Tale

“I was in his hands, he called me by the thunder at my ear. I was in his hands: I was being changed; all that I could do was cling to him. I did not realize, until I realized it, that I was also kissing him, that everything was breaking and changing and turning in me and moving toward him.”

Hands Moving Realizing Changed Kissing Ears I Realized Thunder Kissing Him

Author:James A. Baldwin

“Every death even the cruelest death drowns in the total indifference of Nature Nature herself would watch unmoved if we destroyed the entire human race I hate Nature this passionless spectator this unbreakable iceberg-face that can bear everything this goads us to greater and greater acts”

Ifs Humans Faces Hate Race Watches Greater Bears I Hate Destroyed Indifference Human Race Spectators Iceberg Unbreakable

Author:Peter Weiss

“She still remembered sitting for hours as a little girl and pretending to be a hassock. A foot stool. Because if she could just stay very small, and very quiet, her mother would forget she was there, and then she wouldn't scream about people and places and things that had gone wrong.”