Jeff Kinney Quotes

'Diary of a Wimpy Kid' is my first book, and it's the fulfillment of a life-long dream. I had always wanted to be a cartoonist, but I found that it was very tough to break into the world of newspaper syndication. So I started playing with a style that mixed cartoons and 'traditional' writing, and that's how 'Diary of a Wimpy Kid' was born.

Jeff Kinney

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

  • Author Profession: writer
  • Nationality: american
  • Birth: February 19, 1971

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At the Barcelona youth academy, I lived right next to Camp Nou, but I spent my days watching movies.

Mauro Icardi

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I feel like it's hard to get into historical novels where you know what the story is far too well.

Matthew Tobin Anderson

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Wilshire Boulevard... It has no smell to it.

Jean Renoir

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Being old is such a treat!

Shirley MacLaine

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Political satire became obsolete when Henry Kissinger was awarded the Nobel peace prize.

Tom Lehrer

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What I'm trying to do is to make films - 'I Origins' is one of them - with the new generation of filmmakers. I want to support that.

Michael Pitt

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Nicki Minaj thanked me on the first mixtape that she put out. She shouted me out, said thank you for allowing her to borrow my English accent sometimes. And honestly, a lot of people have told me that I've influenced them.

Monie Love

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I was done with my second major label deal, and I was doing a lot of urban sessions, and I had an acoustic itch. And you know, I picked up a ukulele. I always wanted one. And it just resonated with me. I would wake up with this uke in my hand. For me the ukulele just opened this door in my heart.

LP

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The denunciation of the young is a necessary part of the hygiene of older people, and greatly assists the circulation of the blood.

Logan Pearsall Smith

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As far as personal philosophies go, I think you should know your ending. I know that's radically different from a lot of other writers who just organically like to find the story. Other than that, I try different things and mess around. I'm still just playing a good bit.

Jonathan Hickman

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There's something special about 'Looking.'

Jonathan Groff

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I love sleep so much. That's the one thing I won't sacrifice. I really cannot.

Bozoma Saint John

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