Mo Willems Quotes

#1. People think, Hey, I love kids, I want to write children's books. But they think children are happy. That's their first mistake. [Messinger, Jonathan. "Guilt for dinner: The Mo Willems interview." Hipsqueak. 5 May 2011. Web. 18 November 2011.]

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#2. And the moral is: If you ever find yourself in the wrong story, leave. - Mo Willems, Goldilocks and the Three Dinosaurs

Elisabeth Egan

#3. She went boneless.

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#4. And the moral for Dinosaurs is: Lock the Back Door!

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#5. My favorite book is my next one. I'm always hoping to make my next book my best one.

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#6. An athlete who tells you the training is always easy and always fun simply hasn't been there. Goals can be elusive which makes the difficult journey all the more rewarding.

Alberto Salazar

#7. I would choose freedom over comfort every time.

George R R Martin

#8. First of all, I'm not even tired.

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#9. Men changed during wars or conflict, sometimes beyond recognition. Tai

Guy Gavriel Kay

#10. I always say, 'Books beat boredom,' said Amanda wisely.

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#11. When Tyler emerged from Pod 3, he looked like he always does
distracted and handsome with a double helping of hot-artist sauce (73).

Susan Juby

#12. We create our work for children not because they're "cute," but because they're human beings, deserving of respect.

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#13. All of the life-changing awesome
words and pictures and ideas
inside your library are useless
without just one word outside
your library: Open.

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#14. There are always exceptions,' replied Flea. 'They are what make you exceptional.

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#15. Conditions may vary. We will strive to make your stay as comfortable as possible. However there will be turbulence. There will be unexpected events. There will be human error. Fortunately, we are happy to provide you love. At no extra cost.

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#16. It's the middle of the day in China!

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#17. My last bedside conversation in the hospital just a few weeks before Allen Ginsberg died was 'please take care of so and so. And the legacy of the Kerouac school.

Anne Waldman

#18. An artist is waiting for the audience to understand the work. A craftsman is working to understand the audience.

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#19. I'm a floating TURNIP HEAD

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#20. I was born with the gift.

Joe Namath

#21. bed. She ached for that same sky, that rain, his mouth, his

Lauren Kate

#22. I Want A Puppy! Right Here! Right Now!

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#23. If you ever find yourself in the wrong story, leave.

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#24. There's no freedom quite like the freedom of being constantly underestimated.

Scott Lynch

#25. The first bowl of chocolate pudding was too hot, but Goldilocks ate it all anyway because, hey, it's chocolate pudding, right?

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#26. Art comes into the highest part of the mind, with which we can know the presence of God.

Anne Truitt

#27. Anyone who says businessmen deal in facts, not fiction, has never read old five-year projections.

Malcolm Forbes

#28. Aggle flabble kabble . . . snurp?

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#29. First off, I don't want anyone to think I'm this huge thing in Japan. Every group from here that's made any records over any length of time - even indie bands - have a Cheap Trick effect in Japan.

Matthew Sweet

#30. I bet your mom would let me.
-Pigeon, Don't Let the Pigeon Drive the Bus-

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#31. I'm going to get a new hairdo and look terrific and go back to school and even if nobody notices, I'm going to be the most self-fulfilled lady on the block.

Joanne Woodward

#32. I'd rather be nauseous than tired, I think.

Sam Simon

#33. The difference between children and adults is that they're shorter - not dumber.

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#34. Writing for children is as easy as describing the history of the Byzantium in three words.

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#35. What the fuck? Didn't you tell him you had a boyfriend?" "I did. He asked if I loved you." "Who is this guy? What's he do?" "He's an accountant in Boston." "An accountant? Jesus Christ, didn't you tell him you're dating a fucking war correspondent?

Michael Hastings