Oooh, yeah, you've done it! YEAAAAHHHHH!! ...well, actually, no.
A man who finds no answers has no soul.
I think I've got the link between clues #1 and #2...
If you really understood #1 you'd have already solved the puzzle!
As for the knowledge of puzzles he claimed, the answer's not burning inside.
Clue #1: Like Patrick
Clue #2: Running Free cover
Clue #3: The Loneliness Of The Long Distance Runner
Clue #4: Run silent, but not deep
Clue #5: When The River Runs Shallow
Clue #6: (Not?) The Assassin
Incorrect guesses: Powerslave, Run Silent Run Deep, The Red And The Black, Lord Of The Flies, The Prisoner, Back In The Village, The Prophecy, Blood On The World's Hands, The Clairvoyant, The Assassin, Flight Of Icarus, Wildest Dreams, Killers, Out Of The Shadows, Montsegur