--- title: "10 Said Kid Quotes by 10 authors" description: "Browse 10 Said Kid quotes by 10 authors. Discover the best Said Kid sayings and thoughts." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/8aa/sam-kerr-6107_always_i-always-said-when-i-was-a-kid-i-d-be-re_2544644.jpg" --- > [I always said when I was a kid I'd be retired by 21, which is insane.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sam-kerr/i-always-said-when-i-was-a-kid-i-d-be-retired-by-21-which-is-insane/) [Sam Kerr](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sam-kerr/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/8aa/sam-kerr-6107_always_i-always-said-when-i-was-a-kid-i-d-be-re_2544644.jpg) > [Like I said, when I was a kid, they inspired me.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/chuck-zito/like-i-said-when-i-was-a-kid-they-inspired-me/) [Chuck Zito](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/chuck-zito/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/926/chuck-zito-24203_inspiration_like-i-said-when-i-was-a-kid-they-inspir_1565818.png) > [I never met anybody who said when they were a kid, I wanna grow up and be a critic.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/richard-pryor/i-never-met-anybody-who-said-when-they-were-a-kid-i-wanna-grow-up-and/) [Richard Pryor](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/richard-pryor/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c59/richard-pryor-5290_critic_i-never-met-anybody-who-said-when-they-w_3090442.png) > [“I’m different,” said the Kid. “My gran always said I was half clever, half stupid, and half crazy.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/charlie-higson/i-m-different-said-the-kid-my-gran-always-said-i-was-half-clever-half/) [Charlie Higson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/charlie-higson/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a58/charlie-higson-20839_clever_i-m-different-said-the-kid-my-gran-alway_2025823.jpg) > [“I thought you seemed like someone who might enjoy backgammon," said the kid, gravely mistaken.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michael-chabon/i-thought-you-seemed-like-someone-who-might-enjoy-backgammon-said-the/) [Michael Chabon](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michael-chabon/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ee1/michael-chabon-627_backgammon_i-thought-you-seemed-like-someone-who-mi_367673.png) > [Never had a Father in my life, my mom had to be it. With that being said my kid won't ever have…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anonymous/never-had-a-father-in-my-life-my-mom-had-to-be-it-with-that-being/) [Anonymous](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anonymous/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b14/anonymous-1_father_never-had-a-father-in-my-life-my-mom-had_423949.jpg) > [why can't you see i'm a kid', said the kid. Why try to make me like you? Why are you hurt when…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/shel-silverstein/why-can-t-you-see-i-m-a-kid-said-the-kid-why-try-to-make-me-like-you/) [Shel Silverstein](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/shel-silverstein/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b61/shel-silverstein-1914_hurt_why-can-t-you-see-i-m-a-kid-said-the-kid_3223750.jpg) > [“He was one of those supercilious striplings who give you the impression that you went to the wrong school and that your…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/p-g-wodehouse/he-was-one-of-those-supercilious-striplings-who-give-you-the/) [P.G. Wodehouse](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/p-g-wodehouse/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/2f4/p-g-wodehouse-723_having-a-good-time_he-was-one-of-those-supercilious-stripli_238556.png) > [They sat on a bench and Sproule held his wounded arm to his chest and rocked back and forth and blinked in…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/cormac-mccarthy/they-sat-on-a-bench-and-sproule-held-his-wounded-arm-to-his-chest-and/) [Cormac McCarthy](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/cormac-mccarthy/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/7e6/cormac-mccarthy-181_arms_they-sat-on-a-bench-and-sproule-held-his_1662239.jpg) > [“How a memory as startling as that had been lost for so long is a mystery. I knew in some ways I…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/donald-miller/how-a-memory-as-startling-as-that-had-been-lost-for-so-long-is-a/) [Donald Miller](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/donald-miller/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c65/donald-miller-607_first-place_how-a-memory-as-startling-as-that-had-be_517340.png) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/said-kid/#itemlist", "name": "Said Kid Quotes", "numberOfItems": 10, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "I always said when I was a kid I'd be retired by 21, which is insane.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Sam Kerr" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sam-kerr/i-always-said-when-i-was-a-kid-i-d-be-retired-by-21-which-is-insane/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": 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I knew in some ways I was still that kid. Like Bill said, I was a kid wearing a costume covering who I was, my flaws and my imperfections and my humanity. I don’t know why it felt so good to realize it, but it did. I was still that kid. And here’s the other thing I suddenly realized: he was a good kid, a really good kid. I know he lied about the dog and I know he was awkward, but that was a good kid. Right there at Onsite I started crying, not because I’d peed my pants in school, but because I realized in running and hiding I’d sided with the other kids, I’d learned to believe there was something wrong with me. And it wasn’t true. I might have been different, but there was nothing wrong with me. I was such a good little kid. I was annoying, I know, but I was basically a good little kid. THAT STORY HELPED ME UNDERSTAND WHY I started developing an act in the first place. 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