Jeff Kinney Quotes and Sayings - Page 1
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“... no matter how nice you are to some people, they'll turn their back on you the second they get the chance.”
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“You can't expect everyone to have the same dedication as you.”
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“I only work on my books at nights and at weekends. It is really just like a hobby.”
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“When you're used to having electricity and then all of a sudden it's taken away, you're basically just one step from being a wild animal.”
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“I realised all the good ideas were taken before I was even born.”
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“I've seen a lot of movies where a kid my age finds out he's got magical powers and then gets invited to go away to some special school. Well, if I've got an invitation coming, now would be the perfect time to get it”
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“Youre gonna grow up and marry some ice cream! Haha!”
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“I`m basically one of the best people I know.”
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“So I've started wearing sweatpants to bed because I really don't need Santa seeing me in my underwear.”
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“I got to give mom credit for how she handled it.She didn't try to pry and get all the details. All she said was that I should try to do "the right thing" because it's our choices that make us who we are. I figure that's pretty decent advice. But I'm still not 100% sure what I'm going to do tomorrow.”
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“It's not easy to writing thank-you notes for the stuff you didn't want in the first place.”
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“My advice to authors would be to try to do something original rather than to try to anticipate what the market is looking for.”
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“I think if everyone would write down the funny stories from their own childhoods, the world would be a better place.”
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“I think humor is key [to a successful middle-grade novel]. Kids like to read for entertainment, and the best way to entertain kids is to make them laugh.”
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“The only reason I get out of bed at all on weekends is because eventually I can't stand the taste of my own breath any more.”
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“I'm having a seriously hard time getting used to the fact that summer is over and I have to get out of bed every morning to go to school.”
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“He got the crib, so for the first few months of my life I had to sleep in the top dresser drawer, which I'm pretty sure isn't even legal.”
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“Back in those days it was just me swimming around in the dark, doing back flips and taking naps whenever I want.”
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“I don't know what a guy needs to do to impress a girl these days.”
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“Chirag: Rowley, do you think I exist? Rowley: Nope! I can't even hear you or see you!”
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“I don't know if this makes me a bad person or whatever, but it's hard for me to get interested in other people's vacations.”
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“See, when you're a little kid, nobody ever warns you that you've got an expiration date. One day you're hot stuff and the next day you're a dirt sandwich.”
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“You and your group of nerds fall into a pit and it's full of dynamite and you blow up. The End.”
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“I didn't really know what to expect from detention but when I waked into the room, the first thought I had was, I don't belong in here with these future criminals.”
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“Because it's our choices that makes us who we are...”
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“Mom is always saying I'm a smart kid, but that I just don't apply myself.”
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“So if you want to find somebody to blame for the way i am, I guess you'd have to start with the public education system.”
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