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161 " Uh-huh," I said. "Because all you mad, evil scientists sit around whipping up batches of Pillsbury's finest during your coffee breaks. I mean, this is pathetic. "
― James Patterson , Saving the World and Other Extreme Sports (Maximum Ride, #3)
162 " What, eBay isn't good enough for us? "
― James Patterson , The Final Warning (Maximum Ride, #4)
163 " I love you. I love your smile, your snarl, your grin, your face when you're sleeping. "
― James Patterson , Fang (Maximum Ride, #6)
164 " That's more than three questions, Max. And sometimes wheter someone is your friend or enemy is all in how you look at it. But if you must know, I consider myself your friend, a good friend who loves you very much. No one Loves you more than I do, Maximum. Now listen. I ask the questions here, not you. You're just here for the ride. For the incredible, indescribable Maximum Ride. "
― James Patterson , The Angel Experiment (Maximum Ride, #1)
165 " Sometimes he seems like a droid--or a drone. Fang of Nine. Fang2-D2. "
166 " Did I want a dog? No. Did I need a dog? Also no. We were six kids running for our lives, not knowing where our next meal was coming from. Could we afford to feed a dog? Wait for it—no. "
167 " I recommend you stick to your own species, Shy Babe." p. 155 "
168 " What did that stupid deserting crap-bag ex-boyfriend, ex-best friend with the most perfect stupid hair do? He DIDN'T delete his crap off the desktop before he fled my life and left me all alone. That's what he did. "
169 " I shot him the bird. (Get it? I shot him the—never mind.) "
170 " We probably looked like starving orphan children. Hey! We were starving orphan children. "
171 " Okay, okay, okay. I understood that pushing the elevator button over and over again would not make the elevator appear sooner. But I couldn't help myself "
― James Patterson , Sundays at Tiffany's
172 " They're afraid of change, and we must change. They're afraid of the young, and we are the young. They're afraid of music, and music is our life. They're afraid of books, and knowledge, and ideas. They're most afraid of our magic. "
― James Patterson , Witch & Wizard (Witch & Wizard, #1)
173 " I had to give him props, but how annoying of him to be a hero when I was trying so hard to dislike him. It was downright selfish. "
― James Patterson , Angel (Maximum Ride, #7)
174 " Max-Dogs, dogs, go away, let me live another day. "
175 " Call me crazy, but there's just something cheering about seeing huge raptors tear into Eraser flesh. "
176 " Angel?" I said. "Baby penguins eat a regurgitated mixture of partially digested fish, krill, and an oily substance form their fathers' stomachs. Are you willing to eat a bunch of raw fish and krill, and then barf it back up into a baby penguin's cute, cheeping mouth? Like, every hour?" Sometimes my crushing logic astounds even me. "
177 " I'm pretty sure that if you looked up the word "nuts" in the dictionary, you'll find my picture. Just another fun feature of my mutant-birdkid-freak package. "
― James Patterson , School's Out—Forever (Maximum Ride, #2)
178 " If by 'miracle kids' you mean innocent test-tube babies whose DNA was forcibly unraveled and merged with two percent avian genes, yeah, I guess that would be us," I said. "Because it's a miracle that we're not complete nut jobs and mutant disasters. "
179 " There's a saying I remember from my grandmother: One today is worth two tomorrows. "
― James Patterson , Suzanne's Diary for Nicholas
180 " Is it important to be right or is it important to do what’s right? That’s one of the hardest lessons to learn. "