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Jeff Kinney Quotes

I’m probably something like 95% chicken nugget Picture Quote #1

To come out and meet kids who have my books in their hands is kind of amazing Picture Quote #1

I write for kids because I think the most interesting (and most humorous) stories come from people’s childhoods. When I was writing ‘Diary of a Wimpy Kid,’ I had a blast talking on the phone to my younger brother, Patrick, remembering all of the things that happened to our family when we were growing up Picture Quote #1

I had an older brother, an older sister and a younger brother, and though I look back fondly on my childhood, I think that when you’ve got four siblings sharing the same resources and a single kids’ bathroom, it’s going to get a little tense at times Picture Quote #1

Looking back, I realize my favorite stories weren’t in books, they were in comics. On top of being a history enthusiast, my father was also a comics fan, and he kept his stash in the top drawer of his dresser, in easy reach of a kid making a beeline to the bathroom Picture Quote #1

I feel lucky I didn’t become that newspaper cartoonist I wanted to be because in the U.S. so many newspapers have suffered circulation declines, and some have folded. What’s fun about being an author is I reach a much bigger audience, and there is something special about launching a book you’ve penned Picture Quote #1

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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 Picture Quote #1

On the first day of school, you got to be real careful where you sit. You walk into the classroom and just plunk your stuff down on any old desk, and the next thing you know the teacher is saying, ‘I hope you all like where you’re sitting, because these are your permanent seats.’ Picture Quote #1

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 Picture Quote #1

I feel, as an adult, I’m very similar to how I was as a pre-teen. Maybe it’s a case of arrested development, but I feel like it’s easy to slip back into those shoes, and I feel like if we were all magically transported back to our middle school years, we’d all act like we did in middle school Picture Quote #1

I can’t divorce myself from my childhood. I try to write as much fiction as I possibly can, but there are so many things that are touchstones of my childhood like being on the swim team and playing soccer and the particularities of sports season and environments that make their way into my books Picture Quote #1

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 Picture Quote #1

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I can tell you that the book ‘The Ugly Truth’ is about puberty and all the awfulness that comes with that time in a person’s life. It was definitely some different subject matter to be writing about, especially knowing some of my audience are second and third graders Picture Quote #1

Many of Judy Blume’s books - which I devoured when I was growing up and where I found characters that were believable because they were a lot like me - caused considerable consternation when they were first published, but now they’re widely accepted as an essential part of the children’s literary canon Picture Quote #1

There are two ways to look at my publishing career. One is that I’m a novelist churning out books, who is eight into a series; the other way is that I’m a cartoonist, just starting out. Most cartoonists have long careers: Charles Schulz drew Peanuts for 50 years Picture Quote #1

On our swim team, they had something called the ‘developmental meet.’ I didn’t know it was a meet only for the worst kids so that they could get a ribbon, and I’d show up with my friend who was also a terrible swimmer, and we would be amazed that the best kids hadn’t bothered to show up. I didn’t get it until after college Picture Quote #1

My life is pretty ordinary in so many ways. I live in a town called Plainville. I have the life of an average dad. It feels like I have this secret identity as an author, and it’s still very surreal to me Picture Quote #1

Kids and adults have a difference of opinion when it comes to what constitutes legitimate reading. Adults often push books that they loved as children, which, ironically, were often books that their parents weren’t particularly keen on Picture Quote #1

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Luckily for me, my father had impeccable taste. No contemporary collector was he. His treasure trove of comics included gems such as ‘Little Lulu,’ ‘Frontline Combat’ and ‘Classics Illustrated.’ But the works that stood head and shoulders above the rest were Carl Barks’s ‘Donald Duck’ and ‘Uncle Scrooge’ comics from the 1940s through the 1960s Picture Quote #1

When kids get stuck on one of our quests, we now have an app for that. It is so cool to know that now kids can use mobile technology to learn more about Poptropica’s great adventures and solve its challenging quests Picture Quote #1

I think the most satisfying part about filmmaking is seeing a production in full bloom. When I write, I write in isolation Picture Quote #1

I gravitated to Judy Blume early on. ‘Tales of a Fourth Grade Nothing’ was my favorite, with a realistic and relatable protagonist in Peter Hatcher. When I reached the fourth grade, I made the leap to science fiction and never looked back Picture Quote #1

I’m not very charismatic or telegenic. I feel bad for the kids waiting three hours in line for their book to be signed Picture Quote #1

With the recent addition of a full soundtrack and the players map, millions of Poptropicans around the globe are now fully immersed in a multimedia gaming experience when they embark on our high quality adventures Picture Quote #1

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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 Picture Quote #1

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 Picture Quote #1

In middle school, I started to draw, and my pencil sketches were huge. They were these 4ft by 3ft drawings, and I got a lot of attention for that, so that was very validating. But I didn’t start cartooning until I was in college Picture Quote #1

I’m very excited to see the wonderful 2-D characters in Poptropica come to life in the form of 3-D toys. When I first held the characters in my hands, it felt like magic. I’m excited for kids to have the same feeling! Picture Quote #1

My office doubles as a karaoke den for the neighborhood. There are strobe lights and Rock Band plastic guitars, a disco ball and a fog machine and some other things. I have a really long work day, and you might find me doing karaoke by myself late at night Picture Quote #1

I draft on the computer. I have a really giant screen that attaches to my laptop, and then I have a humongous digital drawing tablet called a Cintiq. It sits at all different angles, and it’s so big that it would take two people to move it Picture Quote #1

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I’m probably something like 95% chicken nugget (Jeff Kinney Quotes) To come out and meet kids who have my books in their hands is kind of amazing (Jeff Kinney Quotes) I write for kids because I think the most interesting (and most humorous) stories come from people’s childhoods. When I was writing ‘Diary of a Wimpy Kid,’ I had a blast talking on the phone to my younger brother, Patrick, remembering all of the things that happened to our family when we were growing up. (Jeff Kinney Quotes) I had an older brother, an older sister and a younger brother, and though I look back fondly on my childhood, I think that when you’ve got four siblings sharing the same resources and a single kids’ bathroom, it’s going to get a little tense at times. (Jeff Kinney Quotes) Looking back, I realize my favorite stories weren’t in books, they were in comics. On top of being a history enthusiast, my father was also a comics fan, and he kept his stash in the top drawer of his dresser, in easy reach of a kid making a beeline to the bathroom. (Jeff Kinney Quotes) I feel lucky I didn’t become that newspaper cartoonist I wanted to be because in the U.S. so many newspapers have suffered circulation declines, and some have folded. What’s fun about being an author is I reach a much bigger audience, and there is something special about launching a book you’ve penned. (Jeff Kinney Quotes) 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. (Jeff Kinney Quotes) On the first day of school, you got to be real careful where you sit. You walk into the classroom and just plunk your stuff down on any old desk, and the next thing you know the teacher is saying, ‘I hope you all like where you’re sitting, because these are your permanent seats.’ (Jeff Kinney Quotes) 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. (Jeff Kinney Quotes) I feel, as an adult, I’m very similar to how I was as a pre-teen. Maybe it’s a case of arrested development, but I feel like it’s easy to slip back into those shoes, and I feel like if we were all magically transported back to our middle school years, we’d all act like we did in middle school. (Jeff Kinney Quotes) I can’t divorce myself from my childhood. I try to write as much fiction as I possibly can, but there are so many things that are touchstones of my childhood like being on the swim team and playing soccer and the particularities of sports season and environments that make their way into my books. (Jeff Kinney Quotes) 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. (Jeff Kinney Quotes) I can tell you that the book ‘The Ugly Truth’ is about puberty and all the awfulness that comes with that time in a person’s life. It was definitely some different subject matter to be writing about, especially knowing some of my audience are second and third graders. (Jeff Kinney Quotes) Many of Judy Blume’s books - which I devoured when I was growing up and where I found characters that were believable because they were a lot like me - caused considerable consternation when they were first published, but now they’re widely accepted as an essential part of the children’s literary canon (Jeff Kinney Quotes) There are two ways to look at my publishing career. One is that I’m a novelist churning out books, who is eight into a series; the other way is that I’m a cartoonist, just starting out. Most cartoonists have long careers: Charles Schulz drew Peanuts for 50 years (Jeff Kinney Quotes) On our swim team, they had something called the ‘developmental meet.’ I didn’t know it was a meet only for the worst kids so that they could get a ribbon, and I’d show up with my friend who was also a terrible swimmer, and we would be amazed that the best kids hadn’t bothered to show up. I didn’t get it until after college (Jeff Kinney Quotes) My life is pretty ordinary in so many ways. I live in a town called Plainville. I have the life of an average dad. It feels like I have this secret identity as an author, and it’s still very surreal to me (Jeff Kinney Quotes) Kids and adults have a difference of opinion when it comes to what constitutes legitimate reading. Adults often push books that they loved as children, which, ironically, were often books that their parents weren’t particularly keen on (Jeff Kinney Quotes) Luckily for me, my father had impeccable taste. No contemporary collector was he. His treasure trove of comics included gems such as ‘Little Lulu,’ ‘Frontline Combat’ and ‘Classics Illustrated.’ But the works that stood head and shoulders above the rest were Carl Barks’s ‘Donald Duck’ and ‘Uncle Scrooge’ comics from the 1940s through the 1960s. (Jeff Kinney Quotes) When kids get stuck on one of our quests, we now have an app for that. It is so cool to know that now kids can use mobile technology to learn more about Poptropica’s great adventures and solve its challenging quests. (Jeff Kinney Quotes) I think the most satisfying part about filmmaking is seeing a production in full bloom. When I write, I write in isolation. (Jeff Kinney Quotes) I gravitated to Judy Blume early on. ‘Tales of a Fourth Grade Nothing’ was my favorite, with a realistic and relatable protagonist in Peter Hatcher. When I reached the fourth grade, I made the leap to science fiction and never looked back. (Jeff Kinney Quotes) I’m not very charismatic or telegenic. I feel bad for the kids waiting three hours in line for their book to be signed. (Jeff Kinney Quotes) With the recent addition of a full soundtrack and the players map, millions of Poptropicans around the globe are now fully immersed in a multimedia gaming experience when they embark on our high quality adventures. (Jeff Kinney Quotes) 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. (Jeff Kinney Quotes) 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. (Jeff Kinney Quotes) In middle school, I started to draw, and my pencil sketches were huge. They were these 4ft by 3ft drawings, and I got a lot of attention for that, so that was very validating. But I didn’t start cartooning until I was in college. (Jeff Kinney Quotes) I’m very excited to see the wonderful 2-D characters in Poptropica come to life in the form of 3-D toys. When I first held the characters in my hands, it felt like magic. I’m excited for kids to have the same feeling! (Jeff Kinney Quotes) My office doubles as a karaoke den for the neighborhood. There are strobe lights and Rock Band plastic guitars, a disco ball and a fog machine and some other things. I have a really long work day, and you might find me doing karaoke by myself late at night. (Jeff Kinney Quotes) I draft on the computer. I have a really giant screen that attaches to my laptop, and then I have a humongous digital drawing tablet called a Cintiq. It sits at all different angles, and it’s so big that it would take two people to move it. (Jeff Kinney Quotes)

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