Quotes from Cat and Mouse

James Patterson ·  416 pages

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“Joy—that’s the word. So easy to say, so hard to find in life sometimes.”
― James Patterson, quote from Cat and Mouse


“Victory belongs to the player who makes the next-to-last mistake. Soneji”
― James Patterson, quote from Cat and Mouse


“of life’s important connections and mysteries. I was hoping that maybe someday she would”
― James Patterson, quote from Cat and Mouse


“Society prepares the crime; the criminal only commits it.”
― James Patterson, quote from Cat and Mouse


“Death is nature’s way of saying “howdy.” Statues”
― James Patterson, quote from Cat and Mouse



“Victory belongs to the player who makes the next-to-last mistake.”
― James Patterson, quote from Cat and Mouse


“The Chinese had a saying that had been in her mind for a while, troubling her: Society prepares the crime; the criminal only commits it.”
― James Patterson, quote from Cat and Mouse


“A FLAT, still sandy, still meadowy region… a superb range of ocean beach—miles and miles of it. The bright sun, the sparkling waves, the foam, the view—a sail here and there in the distance. Walt Whitman had written that”
― James Patterson, quote from Cat and Mouse


About the author

James Patterson
Born place: in Newburgh, New York, The United States
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