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title: "5 Adult Quotes By Jeff Kinney"
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> [Kids can sniff out a moral. They can feel the heavy hand of an adult.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jeff-kinney/kids-can-sniff-out-a-moral-they-can-feel-the-heavy-hand-of-an-adult/)

[Jeff Kinney](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jeff-kinney/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d7c/jeff-kinney-4064_adult_kids-can-sniff-out-a-moral-they-can-feel_1141291.png)

> [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,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jeff-kinney/i-feel-as-an-adult-i-m-very-similar-to-how-i-was-as-a-pre-teen-maybe/)

[Jeff Kinney](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jeff-kinney/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/9ff/jeff-kinney-4064_act_i-feel-as-an-adult-i-m-very-similar-to-h_1490360.jpg)

> [I labored for eight years thinking I was writing a book for adults that was a nostalgic look back on childhood. Then…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jeff-kinney/i-labored-for-eight-years-thinking-i-was-writing-a-book-for-adults/)

[Jeff Kinney](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jeff-kinney/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f78/jeff-kinney-4064_adult_i-labored-for-eight-years-thinking-i-was_1518391.png)

> [If there is any message in the 'Wimpy Kid' books, it is that reading can be and should be fun. As an…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jeff-kinney/if-there-is-any-message-in-the-wimpy-kid-books-it-is-that-reading-can/)

[Jeff Kinney](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jeff-kinney/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f3a/jeff-kinney-4064_adult_if-there-is-any-message-in-the-wimpy-kid_2101348.png)

> [Kids and adults have a difference of opinion when it comes to what constitutes legitimate reading. Adults often push books that they…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jeff-kinney/kids-and-adults-have-a-difference-of-opinion-when-it-comes-to-what/)

[Jeff Kinney](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jeff-kinney/)

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## Other authors on Adult

## More by Jeff Kinney

> [Kids can sniff out when they are being preached to, and they don't like it. So while my books aren't amoral, they are not…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jeff-kinney/kids-can-sniff-out-when-they-are-being-preached-to-and-they-don-t/)

[Jeff Kinney](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jeff-kinney/)

> [hope your birthday is hot hot hot](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jeff-kinney/hope-your-birthday-is-hot-hot-hot/)

[Jeff Kinney](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jeff-kinney/)

> [In middle school, I started to draw, and my pencil sketches were huge. They were these 4ft by 3ft drawings, and I got a…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jeff-kinney/in-middle-school-i-started-to-draw-and-my-pencil-sketches-were-huge/)

[Jeff Kinney](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jeff-kinney/)

> [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jeff-kinney/well-the-problem-is-it-s-not-easy-for-me-to-think-of-ways-to-improve/)

[Jeff Kinney](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jeff-kinney/)

> [“There was this book Dad used to read to me every night called "The Giving Tree." It was a really good book, but the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jeff-kinney/there-was-this-book-dad-used-to-read-to-me-every-night-called-the/)

[Jeff Kinney](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jeff-kinney/)

> [I work in the house next to where I live. We bought a smaller house that I use as my office and the place…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jeff-kinney/i-work-in-the-house-next-to-where-i-live-we-bought-a-smaller-house/)

[Jeff Kinney](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jeff-kinney/)

> [Many of Judy Blume's books - which I devoured when I was growing up and where I found characters that were believable because they…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jeff-kinney/many-of-judy-blume-s-books-which-i-devoured-when-i-was-growing-up-and/)

[Jeff Kinney](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jeff-kinney/)

> [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jeff-kinney/the-only-reason-i-get-out-of-bed-at-all-on-weekends-is-because/)

[Jeff Kinney](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jeff-kinney/)

> [I had a very normal, very typical American childhood. My father worked for the government at the Pentagon and my mother was an educator,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jeff-kinney/i-had-a-very-normal-very-typical-american-childhood-my-father-worked/)

[Jeff Kinney](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jeff-kinney/)

> [I've never run into a person who yearns for their middle school days.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jeff-kinney/i-ve-never-run-into-a-person-who-yearns-for-their-middle-school-days/)

[Jeff Kinney](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jeff-kinney/)

> [I think goodreads is the best place to look for books](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jeff-kinney/i-think-goodreads-is-the-best-place-to-look-for-books/)

[Jeff Kinney](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jeff-kinney/)

> [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.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jeff-kinney/i-don-t-know-if-this-makes-me-a-bad-person-or-whatever-but-it-s-hard/)

[Jeff Kinney](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jeff-kinney/)

> [I can tell you that the book 'The Ugly Truth' is about puberty and all the awfulness that comes with that time in a…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jeff-kinney/i-can-tell-you-that-the-book-the-ugly-truth-is-about-puberty-and-all/)

[Jeff Kinney](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jeff-kinney/)

> [When I was on the swim team as a kid, I used to hide out from my coach by going into the bathroom and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jeff-kinney/when-i-was-on-the-swim-team-as-a-kid-i-used-to-hide-out-from-my-coach/)

[Jeff Kinney](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jeff-kinney/)

> [Holly is the fourth-prettiest girl in the class, but the top 3 all have boyfriends. So a lot of guys like me are doing…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jeff-kinney/holly-is-the-fourth-prettiest-girl-in-the-class-but-the-top-3-all/)

[Jeff Kinney](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jeff-kinney/)

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