Quotes from When the Wind Blows

James Patterson ·  416 pages

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“Humans were the weakest species. Maybe that was why they could be the meanest animals.”
― James Patterson, quote from When the Wind Blows


“Happiness is seeing Bear Bluff in your rearview mirror, but you better look damn quick.”
― James Patterson, quote from When the Wind Blows


“Then right before my eyes, she flew. She actually flew like a bird. No, she flew as a young girl might fly, or a woman or a man, if people were meant to fly. She soared through the air. And that changed the course of my life forever.”
― James Patterson, quote from When the Wind Blows


“Kit in the bough of the tree.”
― James Patterson, quote from When the Wind Blows


About the author

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