“Purple is such a twisted, complex color - it conveys the passion of red, the sadness of blue, the depravity of black. Purple is neither happy nor sad. It is pain and despair but longing, too - fiery desire, beaten and bruised but struggling onward, determined to overcome, to move forward rather than retreat.”
― James Patterson, quote from Invisible
“You must do today what nobody else will do, so tomorrow you can accomplish what others can’t.”
― James Patterson, quote from Invisible
“Like we were just jagged puzzle pieces that made no sense alone but together we fit perfectly. That's what life is supposed to be like for normal people right? You find that other piece that matches yours that completes yours. And you make the jags and the crevices fit, even if they don't go in perfectly smooth, even if they require a few adjustments. You don't demand perfection you make it work and appreciate the parts that fit instead of obsessing about the small angles that don't.”
― James Patterson, quote from Invisible
“What is a lie? It’s a distortion of reality, presented as reality.”
― James Patterson, quote from Invisible
“What is a lie? It's a distortion of reality, presented as reality. We say it's a bad thing. We teach kids not to lie. We even put people in prison for lying. And yet there are lies all around us, and half the time we don't even really try to disguise it.”
― James Patterson, quote from Invisible
“But to be the best, to reach the pinnacle, requires self-denial, sacrifice, discipline, humility, and preparation. You have to hurt yourself, scold yourself, analyze yourself, recognize your weaknesses at the same time try to eliminate them. And those weaknesses you can't eliminate must be minimized. You must create a plan that highlights your strengths and hides your flaws. You have to do more than simply want to win. Everybody wants to win, for goodness' sake. But precious few of us are willing to prepare to win. You must do things that are difficult, unpleasant, painful.”
― James Patterson, quote from Invisible
“I’m a girl standing in a tornado, pretending like it isn’t even windy,”
― James Patterson, quote from Invisible
“A lie gets halfway around the world before the truth has a chance to get its pants on.”
― James Patterson, quote from Invisible
“You’re your own worst enemy, Marta always said to me. You don’t need anyone to torment you because you do it to yourself.”
― James Patterson, quote from Invisible
“Purple is such a twisted, complex color—it conveys the passion of red, the sadness of blue, the depravity of black. Purple is neither happy nor sad. It is pain and despair but longing, too—fiery desire, beaten and bruised but struggling onward, determined to overcome, to move forward rather than retreat.”
― James Patterson, quote from Invisible
“The Dick tells us that Denny once worked on some arson cases, but I'd wager a mortgage payment that those cases took place when you created fire by rubbing two sticks together so you could cook the stegosaurus you killed with a spear and dragged back to the cave.”
― James Patterson, quote from Invisible
“The only thing we have to fear is fear itself.”
― James Patterson, quote from Invisible
“You put on a mask. But don't you see? Nobody can really know you unless they know your extremes”
― James Patterson, quote from Invisible
“off the bed to the left and run for the”
― James Patterson, quote from Invisible
“that palpable odor pumped out through the”
― James Patterson, quote from Invisible
“Minciunile sunt fascinante pentru că ele demască paradoxurile societății noastre”
― James Patterson, quote from Invisible
“What is a lie? It’s a distortion of reality, presented as reality. We say it’s a bad thing. We teach kids not to lie. We even put people in prison for lying. And yet there are lies all around us, and half the time we don’t even really try to disguise it.”
― James Patterson, quote from Invisible
“troubled. I hope I’m wrong. But I really need to run along. It was nice meeting you, Graham.” [Editor’s”
― James Patterson, quote from Invisible
“He was the anchor in the water, while you rocked up and down on the waves.”
― James Patterson, quote from Invisible
“Dreams suck. You think you’ve conquered something, you work on it over and over and tell yourself you’re getting better, you will yourself to get better, you congratulate yourself on getting better. And then you close your eyes at night, you drift off into another world, and suddenly your own brain is tapping you on the shoulder and saying, Guess what? You’re NOT better!”
― James Patterson, quote from Invisible
“we were just jagged puzzle pieces that made no sense alone, but together we fit perfectly.”
― James Patterson, quote from Invisible
“and, thus, the strength of the fire.” He’s taking”
― James Patterson, quote from Invisible
“What happened in August of this year,”
― James Patterson, quote from Invisible
“She sucks in her breath and lets the flames race along the comforter until they lick her and swallow her whole.”
― James Patterson, quote from Invisible
“I'll bet you think my favorite color is red, don't you? Well, close. It's purple. Purple is such a twisted, complex color--it conveys the passion of red, the sadness of blue, the depravity of black. Purple is neither happy nor sad. It is pain and despair but longing, too--fiery desire, beaten and bruised but struggling onward, determined to overcome, to move forward rather than retreat.”
― James Patterson, quote from Invisible
“A remark generally hurts in proportion to its truth.”
― James Patterson, quote from Invisible
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― James Patterson, quote from Invisible
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“Nuh-uh.” Blake shook his head. “Nothing gets trapped in my brain.” No one argued.”
― A.E. Kirk, quote from Demons in Disguise
“We are always in a certain amount of pain. There is chafing somewhere, and if it isn’t in our body, then it’s in our mind. There’s an itch, all the time.”
― John Ajvide Lindqvist, quote from Little Star
“A sudden yowl from up ahead had them all starting. A small tree smoked on one side, the faint glow of fire darting from a burning patch of dead foliage. The yowl came again. Matt hurried over and peered up the tree to see a calico cat, its green eyes staring down, as if in accusation.
"No," Reyna said, stopping beside him. "We are not rescuing the cat."
"But the tree -"
"- is on fire. I see that. Have you ever owned a cat? If they can go up, they can come down. Guaranteed."
Matt eyed the feline. It eyed him back, then yowled, as if to say Well, hurry it up.
"It might be too scared to come down," he said.
"It's a cat," Reyna said. "They don't get scared - just annoyed, which I'm going to get if you insist on playing hero and rescuing that faker." She scowled at the cat. "Yes, I mean you. Faker."
The cat sniffed, then turned to Matt, clearly sensing the softer touch.
Owen stepped forward. "If you'll feel better rescuing the cat, Matt, then go ahead. We aren't on a tight schedule."
Reyna waved her arms around the smoking street. "Um, Ragnarök?"
"And the longer you two bicker ..."
"Fine," Reyna said. "I've got this." Before Matt could protest, she walked to the base of the tree, grabbed the lowest branch, and swung up. "Rodeo girl, remember? Also, five years of gymnastics, which my mother thought would make me more graceful and feminine. Her mistake."
She shimmied along a branch. "Come on, faker. I'm your designated hero for today." She looked down at Matt. "And if you ever tell anyone I rescued a cat from a tree ..."
Before Matt could answer, the cat sprang to the ground.
"Arggh!" Reyna said.
"You scared him out," Matt said. "He just needed the extra motivation. No, wait. It's a she. Calicos are almost always female."
"Are they? Huh." Reyna swung out. The cat sat on the ground below, watching.
"See?" Matt said. "She's grateful."
"She's gloating. Let's go.”
― K.L. Armstrong, quote from Thor's Serpents
“Oh well, memories, said I. Yes, even remembering in itself is sad, yet how much more its object! Don't let yourself in for things like that, it's not for you and not for me. It only weakens one's present position without strengthening the former one - nothing is more obvious - quite apart from the fact that the former one doesn't need strengthening.”
― Franz Kafka, quote from The Complete Short Stories
“If you look out at nature, you find that as you tend to see suspended animation, you tend to see immortality. GIST)”
― Blake Crouch, quote from Wayward
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