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title: "2 Good story Quotes By Mac Barnett"
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> [Not only is a good prank harmless, but, like a good story, it reveals an essential truth that would otherwise be hidden.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mac-barnett/not-only-is-a-good-prank-harmless-but-like-a-good-story-it-reveals-an/)

[Mac Barnett](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mac-barnett/)

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> [Too often we tell kids pleasant stories devoid of truth, and stories without truth are not good stories. Our audience deserves more from us.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mac-barnett/too-often-we-tell-kids-pleasant-stories-devoid-of-truth-and-stories/)

[Mac Barnett](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mac-barnett/)

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## More by Mac Barnett

> [I'd much rather have a book that a few people love intensely than a book that a lot of people like okay.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mac-barnett/i-d-much-rather-have-a-book-that-a-few-people-love-intensely-than-a/)

[Mac Barnett](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mac-barnett/)

> [Kevin Cornell and I have worked together a bunch.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mac-barnett/kevin-cornell-and-i-have-worked-together-a-bunch/)

[Mac Barnett](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mac-barnett/)

> [“I live well! I may have been swallowed, but I have no intention of being eaten.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mac-barnett/i-live-well-i-may-have-been-swallowed-but-i-have-no-intention-of/)

[Mac Barnett](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mac-barnett/)

> [“A clue! From M!" "Who's M?" "Maybe M is for Mackintosh! Maybe Grabes ans Mackintosh are in cahoots!" "Or maybe M is for Mom.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mac-barnett/a-clue-from-m-who-s-m-maybe-m-is-for-mackintosh-maybe-grabes-ans/)

[Mac Barnett](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mac-barnett/)

> [Danger is the snack food of a true sleuth.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mac-barnett/danger-is-the-snack-food-of-a-true-sleuth/)

[Mac Barnett](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mac-barnett/)

> [I think the trick of writing a good picture book manuscript is to leave that space for illustration. An illustrated novel can do the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mac-barnett/i-think-the-trick-of-writing-a-good-picture-book-manuscript-is-to/)

[Mac Barnett](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mac-barnett/)

> [Every Librarian is a highly trained agent. An expert in intelligence, counterintelligence, Boolean searching, and hand-to-hand combat.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mac-barnett/every-librarian-is-a-highly-trained-agent-an-expert-in-intelligence/)

[Mac Barnett](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mac-barnett/)

> [Not only is a good prank harmless, but, like a good story, it reveals an essential truth that would otherwise be hidden.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mac-barnett/not-only-is-a-good-prank-harmless-but-like-a-good-story-it-reveals-an/)

[Mac Barnett](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mac-barnett/)

> [Too often we tell kids pleasant stories devoid of truth, and stories without truth are not good stories. Our audience deserves more from us.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mac-barnett/too-often-we-tell-kids-pleasant-stories-devoid-of-truth-and-stories/)

[Mac Barnett](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mac-barnett/)

> [We put authors on such a pedestal, and it's a moment that humanizes the whole thing, and lends an absurdity to what otherwise is…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mac-barnett/we-put-authors-on-such-a-pedestal-and-it-s-a-moment-that-humanizes/)

[Mac Barnett](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mac-barnett/)

> [Pranking is a great way to indicate the underlying absurdities of the world.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mac-barnett/pranking-is-a-great-way-to-indicate-the-underlying-absurdities-of-the/)

[Mac Barnett](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mac-barnett/)

> [“He checked out his surrounding. More books. A drinking fountain. A poster showing a guy slam-dunking a basketball with one hand and holding a…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mac-barnett/he-checked-out-his-surrounding-more-books-a-drinking-fountain-a/)

[Mac Barnett](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mac-barnett/)

> [ I love those adult writers with the pranking ethos, \[Don\] DeLillo and \[Donald\] Barthelme and David Foster Wallace. I don't see any reason not… ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mac-barnett/i-love-those-adult-writers-with-the-pranking-ethos-don-delillo-and/)

[Mac Barnett](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mac-barnett/)

> [“Dana was what Steve called a "silent partner" in the Brixton Brothers Detective Agency. Being a silent partner meant that Dana didn't carry a…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mac-barnett/dana-was-what-steve-called-a-silent-partner-in-the-brixton-brothers/)

[Mac Barnett](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mac-barnett/)

> [“I may have been swallowed, said the duck, but I have no intention of being eaten.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mac-barnett/i-may-have-been-swallowed-said-the-duck-but-i-have-no-intention-of/)

[Mac Barnett](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mac-barnett/)

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