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title: "4 Children 's books Quotes By Michael Ian Black"
description: "4 Children 's books quotes by Michael Ian Black. Plus more from Michael Ian Black and more Children 's books sayings from other authors."
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> [My process is surprisingly straightforward. I find myself with little to do over a stretch of time and I say, "I should…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michael-ian-black/my-process-is-surprisingly-straightforward-i-find-myself-with-little/)

[Michael Ian Black](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michael-ian-black/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/17b/michael-ian-black-3765_book_my-process-is-surprisingly-straightforwa_81924.jpg)

> [You can't write a children's book that takes more than five or six minutes to read, because it will drive the parents…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michael-ian-black/you-can-t-write-a-children-s-book-that-takes-more-than-five-or-six/)

[Michael Ian Black](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michael-ian-black/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/9f1/michael-ian-black-3765_book_you-can-t-write-a-children-s-book-that-t_738056.png)

> [I don't really read children's books or deal with children's books, so I don't have any relationship with them other than my…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michael-ian-black/i-don-t-really-read-children-s-books-or-deal-with-children-s-books-so/)

[Michael Ian Black](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michael-ian-black/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/433/michael-ian-black-3765_book_i-don-t-really-read-children-s-books-or_1433958.png)

> [If I revise a children's book, if I'm spending three hours on the first draft, I'm probably spending 30 minutes revising it.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michael-ian-black/if-i-revise-a-children-s-book-if-i-m-spending-three-hours-on-the/)

[Michael Ian Black](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michael-ian-black/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/068/michael-ian-black-3765_book_if-i-revise-a-children-s-book-if-i-m-spe_2205580.png)

## Other authors on Children 's books

- [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b016/author-lloyd-alexander-60905.jpg) Lloyd Alexander 7 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/children-s-books/lloyd-alexander/)
- [Vivian French 6 quotes](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/children-s-books/vivian-french/)
- [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b020/author-roald-dahl-79338.jpg) Roald Dahl 6 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/children-s-books/roald-dahl/)
- [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b013/author-john-boyne-51021.jpg) John Boyne 5 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/children-s-books/john-boyne/)
- [J. K. Rowling 5 quotes](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/children-s-books/j-k-rowling-2/)

## More by Michael Ian Black

> [Many, many people can write books. I just happen to be one of them.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michael-ian-black/many-many-people-can-write-books-i-just-happen-to-be-one-of-them/)

[Michael Ian Black](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michael-ian-black/)

> [“I do not go to church. I don’t go to Christian church or Jew church or any other church. I don’t go to church…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michael-ian-black/i-do-not-go-to-church-i-don-t-go-to-christian-church-or-jew-church-or/)

[Michael Ian Black](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michael-ian-black/)

> [My process is surprisingly straightforward. I find myself with little to do over a stretch of time and I say, "I should write children's…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michael-ian-black/my-process-is-surprisingly-straightforward-i-find-myself-with-little/)

[Michael Ian Black](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michael-ian-black/)

> [“Did my fingering turn you gay? I hope not.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michael-ian-black/did-my-fingering-turn-you-gay-i-hope-not/)

[Michael Ian Black](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michael-ian-black/)

> [“If I have any faith at all, I guess that's it. Faith in the small love that keeps our family together.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michael-ian-black/if-i-have-any-faith-at-all-i-guess-that-s-it-faith-in-the-small-love/)

[Michael Ian Black](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michael-ian-black/)

> [Whatever expectations I had for myself, none of them have come to pass. I grew up thinking I was going to be an actor,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michael-ian-black/whatever-expectations-i-had-for-myself-none-of-them-have-come-to-pass/)

[Michael Ian Black](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michael-ian-black/)

> [You have to lead, in the case of a game show, a contestant through the architecture of the show. So there's a lot of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michael-ian-black/you-have-to-lead-in-the-case-of-a-game-show-a-contestant-through-the/)

[Michael Ian Black](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michael-ian-black/)

> [I can be a snarky Asshole, or I can be sort of mentally impaired. It's very hard for me to just be normal human…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michael-ian-black/i-can-be-a-snarky-asshole-or-i-can-be-sort-of-mentally-impaired-it-s/)

[Michael Ian Black](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michael-ian-black/)

> [By the end of the time I'm writing a book, I'm tearing my hair out and I want to go do stand-up. And then…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michael-ian-black/by-the-end-of-the-time-i-m-writing-a-book-i-m-tearing-my-hair-out-and/)

[Michael Ian Black](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michael-ian-black/)

> [Kids love to be silly, they love to laugh, so I think it was natural for my kids to like the sort of books…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michael-ian-black/kids-love-to-be-silly-they-love-to-laugh-so-i-think-it-was-natural/)

[Michael Ian Black](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michael-ian-black/)

> [I am a poker player, but I am not a good poker player. My favorite game is seven card stud, but I'll play hi/lo,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michael-ian-black/i-am-a-poker-player-but-i-am-not-a-good-poker-player-my-favorite-game/)

[Michael Ian Black](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michael-ian-black/)

> [When you're writing something, and you're putting yourself out there, or you're performing and someone comes in and savages that, then of course it…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michael-ian-black/when-you-re-writing-something-and-you-re-putting-yourself-out-there/)

[Michael Ian Black](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michael-ian-black/)

> [I don't watch that much comedy. I think it's professional jealousy. That and a lack of support for my community.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michael-ian-black/i-don-t-watch-that-much-comedy-i-think-it-s-professional-jealousy/)

[Michael Ian Black](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michael-ian-black/)

> [I used to need the character but as I've gotten older I need it less and less - I prefer to play some version…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michael-ian-black/i-used-to-need-the-character-but-as-i-ve-gotten-older-i-need-it-less/)

[Michael Ian Black](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michael-ian-black/)

> [“Cluelessness is not an attractive quality in a man.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michael-ian-black/cluelessness-is-not-an-attractive-quality-in-a-man/)

[Michael Ian Black](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michael-ian-black/)

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