Jeff Kinney Quotes

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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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  Nice, People, Matter

  Jeff Kinney (2013). “Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Hard Luck”, p.88, Abrams

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• Because it's our choices that makes us who we are.

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  Choices, Who We Are, Our Choices

  Jeff Kinney (2012). “Diary of a Wimpy Kid”, p.189, Abrams

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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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  Writing, Thinking, Childhood

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• You can't expect everyone to have the same dedication as you.

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  Dedication, Expectations

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• I'm probably something like 95% chicken nugget

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  Nuggets, Chicken Nuggets, Chickens

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• Well, the problem is, it's not easy for me to think of ways to improve myself, because I'm pretty much one of the best people I know.

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  Thinking, People, Way

  Jeff Kinney (2012). “Rodrick Rules (Diary of a Wimpy Kid book 2)”, p.228, Penguin UK

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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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  Kids, Next Day, One Day

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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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  Writing, Kids, Successful

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• I labored for eight years thinking that I was writing a book for adults that was a nostalgic look back on childhood. Then my publisher informed me I'd written a children's book.

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  Children, Book, Writing

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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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  Advice, Trying, Would Be

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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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  Summer, Morning, School

  Jeff Kinney (2012). “Diary Of A Wimpy Kid”, p.17, Penguin UK

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• But the thing I’m finding out is some people don’t really appreciate it when you’r trying to be helpful.

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  People, Appreciate, Trying

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• If there's one thing I learned from Rodrick, it's to set people's expectations real low so you end up surprising them by practically doing nothing at all.

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  Real, People, Expectations

  Jeff Kinney (2012). “Diary of a Wimpy Kid”, p.22, Abrams

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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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  Bed, Underwear, Needs

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• I don't know what a guy needs to do to impress a girl these days.

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  Girl, Guy, Needs

  Jeff Kinney (2012). “The Third Wheel (Diary of a Wimpy Kid book 7)”, p.116, Penguin UK

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• Dear Aunt Loretta, Thank you so much for the awesome pants! How did you know I wanted that for Christmas? I love the way the pants look on my legs! All my friends will be so jealous that I have my very own pants. Thank you for making this the best Christmas ever! Sincerely, Greg

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  Jealous, Aunt, Looks

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• fish and visitors stink in 3 days.

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  Visitors, Stink, Fishes

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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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  Weekend, Bed, Taste

  Jeff Kinney (2012). “Diary of a Wimpy Kid (Diary of a Wimpy Kid #1)”, p.23, Abrams

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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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  Fall, Blow, Nerd

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• Greg starts a middle school and asks: Why is "bullies" such a big PROBLEM? And says people need to shave twice a day.

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  School, People, Bully

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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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  Writing, Want, Stuff

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• Holly is the fourth-prettiest girl in the class, but the top 3 all have boyfriends. So a lot of guys like me are doing everything they can to get in good with her.

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  Girl, Class, Guy

  Jeff Kinney (2012). “The Last Straw (Diary of a Wimpy Kid book 3)”, p.50, Penguin UK

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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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  Mom, Giving, Advice

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• The best person I know is Myself.

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  Best Person, Persons, Knows

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• When I first learned about Abrams and saw the types of books they were making, I knew I wanted my books to be published by them. Abrams books are special-when you hold one in your hands, you have the feeling that this book needed to be made. I once heard an artist say that books are fetish objects-I think Abrams gets that, because their books demand to be treasured. So who better to give comics art its proper due? I feel privileged to have found a home with Abrams.

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  Art, Book, Home

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