James Patterson Quotes

My life is ruled by four W's: my writing, my work, my wife, and my whisky. Not necessarily in that order.

When I stopped performing for 16 years and lived in Michigan and was married and raising my children, I wrote about four or five books. I haven't published them. I just haven't gotten around to it for several reasons.

I'm not taking any interest in politics. I'm not involved in politics in any way. My life is in writing now.

Occasionally it does hit me, the words on a page. And I still love doing that, as I have for the last 60 years.

Everyone has early fiction fantasies, but it wasn't until my second child Betsy was born that I allowed the urge to write a novel bubble up.

I'm a compulsive storyteller, an avid reader, and have always nurtured the secret goal of spending my life as a writer.

I started writing when I was about 20, 21 maybe.

To be honest, the only thing I ever really wanted to be was a writer - since I read 'Charlotte's Web' as a child.

Outside of interviews, I spend very little time thinking about myself. I spend time thinking about my writing and my children and other things that are pertinent.

It's no coincidence that I began writing the day my daughter started school. I knew everything I knew before I began to write, but I was raising two children and didn't have the time to get to the typewriter.

The only thing I've ever wanted in my life is to be a mom and a wife.

I love writing. I've pursued it with a passion.

Writing is as big a part of my career as acting is, financially and time wise. So, yeah, I love it. That's all I wanted to do since I was young was be a writer. So that and acting are the two most important aspects of my career.

I had thought of writing, actually, and that later on I'd be a novelist.

I'm addicted to creating and writing.

I was a writer before 'Eat, Pray, Love,' and I'll be a writer after it's over. It's what I want to do for the rest of my life.

I'm a writer and this is what I love to do.

I've always been a writer. I hope to continue to write books until I can't anymore.

Writing is the most important thing in my life - above marriage.

Writing is what I do. It's what makes me tick.

The secret to being a writer is that you have to write. It's not enough to think about writing or to study literature or plan a future life as an author. You really have to lock yourself away, alone, and get to work.

I wrote my first books when I was single and then I got married and then had a kid and there were different things happening in my life.

Writing was, is, and will always be my favorite job.

All I am is a writer and a mom.

I have dreamt of being an author since the age of 14, and writing about my experiences has always been a part of digesting an experience and sharing it with others.