--- title: "1 Author Fun Quotes By Dav Pilkey" description: "1 Author Fun quotes by Dav Pilkey. Plus more from Dav Pilkey and more Author Fun sayings from other authors." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/4af/dav-pilkey-24472_all-day_being-an-author-is-fun-it-s-a-great-job_383931.jpg" --- > [Being an author is fun. It's a great job, because I can stay up as late as I want, and if I feel like taking the day off, I do it. Plus, I get to make up silly stories and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dav-pilkey/being-an-author-is-fun-it-s-a-great-job-because-i-can-stay-up-as-late/) [Dav Pilkey](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dav-pilkey/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/4af/dav-pilkey-24472_all-day_being-an-author-is-fun-it-s-a-great-job_383931.jpg) ## More by Dav Pilkey > [I had a lot of reading problems growing up.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dav-pilkey/i-had-a-lot-of-reading-problems-growing-up/) [Dav Pilkey](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dav-pilkey/) > [Two wrongs dont make a right](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dav-pilkey/two-wrongs-dont-make-a-right/) [Dav Pilkey](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dav-pilkey/) > [It used to take me forever to read and comprehend stuff, so I decided not to make the 'Captain Underpants' books too challenging. Don't…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dav-pilkey/it-used-to-take-me-forever-to-read-and-comprehend-stuff-so-i-decided/) [Dav Pilkey](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dav-pilkey/) > [I think my funny books are my favorites because I like to laugh so much.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dav-pilkey/i-think-my-funny-books-are-my-favorites-because-i-like-to-laugh-so/) [Dav Pilkey](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dav-pilkey/) > [Being an author is fun. It's a great job, because I can stay up as late as I want, and if I feel like…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dav-pilkey/being-an-author-is-fun-it-s-a-great-job-because-i-can-stay-up-as-late/) [Dav Pilkey](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dav-pilkey/) > [My books are just pure escapism for kids.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dav-pilkey/my-books-are-just-pure-escapism-for-kids/) [Dav Pilkey](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dav-pilkey/) > [Once I have the story in my head, I write it down. The illustrations usually come last.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dav-pilkey/once-i-have-the-story-in-my-head-i-write-it-down-the-illustrations/) [Dav Pilkey](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dav-pilkey/) > [My reading preferences are kind of all over the board - I read nonfiction, I read graphic novels.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dav-pilkey/my-reading-preferences-are-kind-of-all-over-the-board-i-read/) [Dav Pilkey](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dav-pilkey/) > [I created 'Captain Underpants' when I was in the second grade. I was constantly getting in trouble for being the class clown, so my…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dav-pilkey/i-created-captain-underpants-when-i-was-in-the-second-grade-i-was/) [Dav Pilkey](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dav-pilkey/) > [Grown-ups do a lot of complaining!](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dav-pilkey/grown-ups-do-a-lot-of-complaining/) [Dav Pilkey](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dav-pilkey/) > [Nothing prevents boredom like a good book.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dav-pilkey/nothing-prevents-boredom-like-a-good-book/) [Dav Pilkey](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dav-pilkey/) > [Having a sense of fun in books is a huge, huge deal, because a lot of times kids - even me when I got…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dav-pilkey/having-a-sense-of-fun-in-books-is-a-huge-huge-deal-because-a-lot-of/) [Dav Pilkey](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dav-pilkey/) > [I think if you can show a kid that reading can actually be fun, it can make you laugh, inspire imagination - that can…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dav-pilkey/i-think-if-you-can-show-a-kid-that-reading-can-actually-be-fun-it-can/) [Dav Pilkey](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dav-pilkey/) > [Try to remember that being unsuccessful in school doesn't automatically mean you'll be unsuccessful in life. Lots of people who didn't excel in school…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dav-pilkey/try-to-remember-that-being-unsuccessful-in-school-doesn-t/) [Dav Pilkey](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dav-pilkey/) > [My goal with The Adventures of Captain Underpants was to invent a style which was almost identical to that of a picture book -…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dav-pilkey/my-goal-with-the-adventures-of-captain-underpants-was-to-invent-a/) [Dav Pilkey](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dav-pilkey/) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/author-fun/dav-pilkey/#itemlist", "name": "1 Author Fun Quotes By Dav Pilkey", "numberOfItems": 1, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "Being an author is fun. It's a great job, because I can stay up as late as I want, and if I feel like taking the day off, I do it. 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