Jeff Kinney Quotations | Page 2

The best person I know is Myself.

that if you don't read nobody does

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.

It's not easy to writing thank-you notes for the stuff you didn't want in the first place.

Chirag: Rowley, do you think I exist? Rowley: Nope! I can't even hear you or see you!

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

I only work on my books at nights and at weekends. It is really just like a hobby.

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.

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.

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.