With my adult books, for the first six weeks or so, it's about 60 percent ebooks in terms of sales. The kids' books, it's like 5 percent. Which means that the parents, the ones that aren't going into stores now, they're no longer buying books for their kids, which is not great. James Patterson adultbookbuy share on social
I don't get a chance to be funny with the thrillers. I like to be funny, and I think I am really funny. So with 'Middle School: The Worst Years of My Life', it was fun to let loose. James Patterson badchancefun Change image and share on social
A lot of people like the idea of eternal love and eternal romance. The notion of love that is more profound and deeper because it is eternal is very powerful. James Patterson deepeternalidea Change image and share on social
A good love story always keeps the pot boiling. James Patterson boilgoodlove Change image and share on social
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. James Patterson accessibleboreemotional Change image and share on social
I'm a very good storyteller; I have a lot of compassion for people. That's very useful for a novelist. A lot of novelists are snots. They're just mean people. I'm not a terribly skilled stylist, nor do I want to be. I want a lot of people to read one of my stories and go, 'That was pretty cool.' James Patterson compassioncoolgood share on social
I don't smile as much as I should, even though I smile inside a lot. James Patterson insidelotsmile Change image and share on social
I never read detective novels. I started out in graduate school writing a more serious book. Right around that time I read 'The Day of the Jackal' and 'The Exorcist'. I hadn't read a lot of commercial fiction, and I liked them. James Patterson bookcommercialday share on social
I was always a good student, but I didn't read that much until I was 18 and I was working my way through college. James Patterson collegegoodread Change image and share on social
My life revolves around my writing, my wife and my son. James Patterson liferevolveson Change image and share on social