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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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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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'm probably something like 95% chicken nugget

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Nuggets, Chicken Nuggets, Chickens

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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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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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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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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 realised all the good ideas were taken before I was even born.

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Taken, Ideas, Born

Jeff Kinney (2012). “Cabin Fever (Diary of a Wimpy Kid book 6)”, p.120, 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'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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I`m basically one of the best people I know.

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People, Knows

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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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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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Taken, Animal, Steps

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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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Monkeys can't talk, stupid!

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Stupid, Monkeys

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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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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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fish and visitors stink in 3 days.

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Visitors, Stink, Fishes

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First of all, let me get this straight: This is a JOURNAL, not a diary. I know what it says on the cover, but when Mom went out to buy this thing I SPECIFICALLY told her to get one that didn't say 'diary' on it.

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Mom, Diaries, Firsts

Jeff Kinney (2012). “Diary Of A Wimpy Kid”, p.8, Penguin UK

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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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Born: February 19, 1971
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