--- title: "1 Stories Way Quotes By Paul Zindel" description: "1 Stories Way quotes by Paul Zindel. Plus more from Paul Zindel and more Stories Way sayings from other authors." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/eaa/paul-zindel-24673_active_i-like-storytelling-we-all-have-an-activ_496034.jpg" --- > [I like storytelling. We all have an active thing that we do that gives us self-esteem, that makes us proud; it's necessary. I have to tell stories because that's the way the wiring went in.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/paul-zindel/i-like-storytelling-we-all-have-an-active-thing-that-we-do-that-gives/) [Paul Zindel](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/paul-zindel/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/eaa/paul-zindel-24673_active_i-like-storytelling-we-all-have-an-activ_496034.jpg) ## More by Paul Zindel > [“Once inside, Dennis almost keeled over from the smell of cooked cabbage. Why was it that any girl he took out had a house…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/paul-zindel/once-inside-dennis-almost-keeled-over-from-the-smell-of-cooked/) [Paul Zindel](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/paul-zindel/) > [Be yourself! Be individualistic!' he called out after me. 'But for God's sake get your hair cut. You look like an oddball.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/paul-zindel/be-yourself-be-individualistic-he-called-out-after-me-but-for-god-s/) [Paul Zindel](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/paul-zindel/) > [“When are you getting married?' 'After graduation, stupid.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/paul-zindel/when-are-you-getting-married-after-graduation-stupid/) [Paul Zindel](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/paul-zindel/) > [“A child's parents should be able to forbid their son or daughter from reading a book of mine or anyone else's. However, those same…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/paul-zindel/a-child-s-parents-should-be-able-to-forbid-their-son-or-daughter-from/) [Paul Zindel](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/paul-zindel/) > [“There's no one else to blame. No Bores or Old Ladies or Norton or Assassins waiting at the bridge.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/paul-zindel/there-s-no-one-else-to-blame-no-bores-or-old-ladies-or-norton-or/) [Paul Zindel](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/paul-zindel/) > [“The speeches! They were filled with borrowed things--borrowed over and over again until the words were nothing more than a series of clichés.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/paul-zindel/the-speeches-they-were-filled-with-borrowed-things-borrowed-over-and/) [Paul Zindel](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/paul-zindel/) > [I like storytelling. We all have an active thing that we do that gives us self-esteem, that makes us proud; it's necessary. I have…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/paul-zindel/i-like-storytelling-we-all-have-an-active-thing-that-we-do-that-gives/) [Paul Zindel](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/paul-zindel/) > [“I really hate it when a teacher has to show that she isn't behind the times by using some expression which sounds so up-to-date…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/paul-zindel/i-really-hate-it-when-a-teacher-has-to-show-that-she-isn-t-behind-the/) [Paul Zindel](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/paul-zindel/) > [Our life would be what we made of it--nothing more, nothing less.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/paul-zindel/our-life-would-be-what-we-made-of-it-nothing-more-nothing-less/) [Paul Zindel](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/paul-zindel/) > [She thinks she knows everything that goes on inside me, and she doesn’t know a thing. What did she want from me – to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/paul-zindel/she-thinks-she-knows-everything-that-goes-on-inside-me-and-she-doesn/) [Paul Zindel](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/paul-zindel/) > [“They ought to bury people in hospitals and let sick people get well in the cemeteries.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/paul-zindel/they-ought-to-bury-people-in-hospitals-and-let-sick-people-get-well/) [Paul Zindel](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/paul-zindel/) > [In fact, the thing Lorraine and I liked best about the Pigman was that he didn't go around saying we were cards or jazzy…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/paul-zindel/in-fact-the-thing-lorraine-and-i-liked-best-about-the-pigman-was-that/) [Paul Zindel](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/paul-zindel/) > [“The mustard lined his lips. At one point a strand of sauerkraut was smeared against his chin.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/paul-zindel/the-mustard-lined-his-lips-at-one-point-a-strand-of-sauerkraut-was/) [Paul Zindel](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/paul-zindel/) > [“Zelda is worried about the regular death that happens when you grow too old. -Henry”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/paul-zindel/zelda-is-worried-about-the-regular-death-that-happens-when-you-grow/) [Paul Zindel](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/paul-zindel/) > [“Dennis had just kissed her once, and she was screaming for a hamburger.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/paul-zindel/dennis-had-just-kissed-her-once-and-she-was-screaming-for-a-hamburger/) [Paul Zindel](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/paul-zindel/) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/stories-way/paul-zindel/#itemlist", "name": "1 Stories Way Quotes By Paul Zindel", "numberOfItems": 1, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "I like storytelling. 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