--- title: "4 Good news Quotes By Jarod Kintz" description: "4 Good news quotes by Jarod Kintz. Plus more from Jarod Kintz and more Good news sayings from other authors." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b8f/jarod-kintz-2_bad-news_the-bad-news-is-the-butcher-s-dead-the-g_435774.jpg" --- > [“The bad news is the butcher’s dead. The good news is there’ll be no need for a funeral, and I’ve got enough…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jarod-kintz/the-bad-news-is-the-butcher-s-dead-the-good-news-is-there-ll-be-no/) [Jarod Kintz](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jarod-kintz/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b8f/jarod-kintz-2_bad-news_the-bad-news-is-the-butcher-s-dead-the-g_435774.jpg) > [“A brick could be attached to a parachute and tossed out of an airplane, to test if it opens up properly. Well,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jarod-kintz/a-brick-could-be-attached-to-a-parachute-and-tossed-out-of-an/) [Jarod Kintz](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jarod-kintz/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/81f/jarod-kintz-2_bad-news_a-brick-could-be-attached-to-a-parachute_1541522.jpg) > [“The bad news is most of my books are ebooks and aren't for sale in brick-and-mortar bookstores. The good news is that…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jarod-kintz/the-bad-news-is-most-of-my-books-are-ebooks-and-aren-t-for-sale-in/) [Jarod Kintz](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jarod-kintz/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/53c/jarod-kintz-2_bad-news_the-bad-news-is-most-of-my-books-are-ebo_2191233.jpg) > [“I have good news and I have bad news. The good news is that your house hasn't burned down, you don't have…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jarod-kintz/i-have-good-news-and-i-have-bad-news-the-good-news-is-that-your-house/) [Jarod Kintz](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jarod-kintz/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/465/jarod-kintz-2_bad-news_i-have-good-news-and-i-have-bad-news-the_2920816.jpg) ## Other authors on Good news - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b012/author-jay-leno-47716.jpg) Jay Leno 15 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/good-news/jay-leno/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b024/author-tullian-tchividjian-92416.jpg) Tullian Tchividjian 14 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/good-news/tullian-tchividjian/) - [Lailah Gifty Akita 11 quotes](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/good-news/lailah-gifty-akita/) - [Israelmore Ayivor 10 quotes](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/good-news/israelmore-ayivor/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b007/author-david-letterman-27689.jpg) David Letterman 9 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/good-news/david-letterman/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b013/author-joel-osteen-50643.jpg) Joel Osteen 8 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/good-news/joel-osteen/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b023/author-timothy-keller-91037.jpg) Timothy Keller 7 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/good-news/timothy-keller/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b020/author-rob-bell-79345.jpg) Rob Bell 7 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/good-news/rob-bell/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b019/author-pope-benedict-xvi-75881.jpg) Pope Benedict XVI 6 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/good-news/pope-benedict-xvi/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b014/author-john-piper-52106.jpg) John Piper 6 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/good-news/john-piper/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b010/author-frederick-lenz-36205.jpg) Frederick Lenz 6 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/good-news/frederick-lenz/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b005/author-brennan-manning-19369.jpg) Brennan Manning 6 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/good-news/brennan-manning/) ## More by Jarod Kintz > [“I notice when you’re gone. Or do I? How can I observe something that isn’t there?”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jarod-kintz/i-notice-when-you-re-gone-or-do-i-how-can-i-observe-something-that/) [Jarod Kintz](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jarod-kintz/) > [“I wouldn’t love you if you were the last Sodomite in Gomorrah.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jarod-kintz/i-wouldn-t-love-you-if-you-were-the-last-sodomite-in-gomorrah/) [Jarod Kintz](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jarod-kintz/) > [“A blanket could be used to make sweet, sweet music with the love of your life. Hopefully that person is me, because I’ve been…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jarod-kintz/a-blanket-could-be-used-to-make-sweet-sweet-music-with-the-love-of/) [Jarod Kintz](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jarod-kintz/) > [“A brick could be used to slow down time. Sort of like a camel in a wheelchair pushed by a thirsty Arab. Hey, Khalid,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jarod-kintz/a-brick-could-be-used-to-slow-down-time-sort-of-like-a-camel-in-a/) [Jarod Kintz](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jarod-kintz/) > [“We have a love so pure that it makes snow seem yellow. (Don’t eat it!)”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jarod-kintz/we-have-a-love-so-pure-that-it-makes-snow-seem-yellow-don-t-eat-it/) [Jarod Kintz](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jarod-kintz/) > [“I hid Mrs. Frozenwater’s body in the ice cube trays in my freezer. Better to keep her there than let her memory thaw out…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jarod-kintz/i-hid-mrs-frozenwater-s-body-in-the-ice-cube-trays-in-my-freezer/) [Jarod Kintz](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jarod-kintz/) > [“Two similar words might lead to two similar ideas. They might also lead to the basement, which I recently converted into a dungeon/torture chamber.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jarod-kintz/two-similar-words-might-lead-to-two-similar-ideas-they-might-also/) [Jarod Kintz](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jarod-kintz/) > [“Nothing is and isn’t; nothing is and isn’t—nothing itself is, and at the same time, nothing isn’t.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jarod-kintz/nothing-is-and-isn-t-nothing-is-and-isn-t-nothing-itself-is-and-at/) [Jarod Kintz](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jarod-kintz/) > [“Embossed letters represent the topography of typography.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jarod-kintz/embossed-letters-represent-the-topography-of-typography/) [Jarod Kintz](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jarod-kintz/) > [“There’s only one piece of clothing I could eat fast, and that’s a scarf.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jarod-kintz/there-s-only-one-piece-of-clothing-i-could-eat-fast-and-that-s-a-scarf/) [Jarod Kintz](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jarod-kintz/) > [“Dora J. Arod is to Jarod Ora, as yes is to yes. Yes is also the correct answer to “Will you marry me?” Other…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jarod-kintz/dora-j-arod-is-to-jarod-ora-as-yes-is-to-yes-yes-is-also-the-correct/) [Jarod Kintz](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jarod-kintz/) > [“The best part about being kidnapped is being blindfolded and getting kicked into the trunk of a car. Boy, normally I have to beg…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jarod-kintz/the-best-part-about-being-kidnapped-is-being-blindfolded-and-getting/) [Jarod Kintz](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jarod-kintz/) > [“Orafoura once told me that if I were a car, I’d be a Ferrari. One that was scratched smashed, rusted, and stolen.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jarod-kintz/orafoura-once-told-me-that-if-i-were-a-car-i-d-be-a-ferrari-one-that/) [Jarod Kintz](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jarod-kintz/) > [“What makes a good leader? I ask myself this every day, and then as I begin to list off characteristics I realize I’m describing…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jarod-kintz/what-makes-a-good-leader-i-ask-myself-this-every-day-and-then-as-i/) [Jarod Kintz](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jarod-kintz/) > [“I’d like to file a missing person’s report—on my clone. It’s nearly 2012. He should have been here by now.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jarod-kintz/i-d-like-to-file-a-missing-person-s-report-on-my-clone-it-s-nearly/) [Jarod Kintz](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jarod-kintz/) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/good-news/jarod-kintz/#itemlist", "name": "4 Good news Quotes By Jarod Kintz", "numberOfItems": 4, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "“The bad news is the butcher’s dead. 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