I know guys. I know the way they think.
And verily, a woman need know but one man well, in order to understand all men; whereas a man may know all women and understand not one of them.
No woman who is a woman says of a human body, 'it is nothing' ... On this one point, and on this point alone, the knowledge of woman, simply as woman, is superior to that of man; she knows the history of human flesh; she knows its cost; he does not.
If you're a smart guy, you should really try to find out what women are thinking. I mean, we are 51 percent of the population.
Bachelors know more about women than married men; if they didn't they'd be married too.
I think it's great for my boys to have a girl in the house, just to understand at least a little bit about what makes a woman tick - not that I can certainly figure that out, because I can't.
I have always been amazed guys read my books and seem to enjoy them. Because I've raised boys, I like to think I can get inside a guy's mind. I try and make the boys talk like guys, sound like guys and react like guys.
That's the difference between girls and women: Girls find men fascinating. Women know better.
If men knew all that women think, they would be twenty times more audacious.
I do think all art is autobiographical, and I do think I know quite a bit about women. I don't know anything about men.
Working with guys allowed me to at least understand guys in a way that I could then say to women, 'Look, here's what I've learned about men.'
James Patterson has a way with female characters. He understands women in a way that a lot of male writers don't.
