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> [There's one good thing about getting in trouble: It seems like you do it in steps. It seems like you don't just end up in trouble but that you kind of ease yourself into it. It also seems like the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/christopher-paul-curtis/there-s-one-good-thing-about-getting-in-trouble-it-seems-like-you-do/)

[Christopher Paul Curtis](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/christopher-paul-curtis/)

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## More by Christopher Paul Curtis

> [There comes a time when you're losing a fight that it just doesn't make sense to keep on fighting. It's not that you're being…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/christopher-paul-curtis/there-comes-a-time-when-you-re-losing-a-fight-that-it-just-doesn-t/)

[Christopher Paul Curtis](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/christopher-paul-curtis/)

> [No sir, I don't know why, but my eyes don't cry no more.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/christopher-paul-curtis/no-sir-i-don-t-know-why-but-my-eyes-don-t-cry-no-more/)

[Christopher Paul Curtis](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/christopher-paul-curtis/)

> [“As soon as I got into the library I closed my eyes and took a deep breath. I got a whiff of the leather…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/christopher-paul-curtis/as-soon-as-i-got-into-the-library-i-closed-my-eyes-and-took-a-deep/)

[Christopher Paul Curtis](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/christopher-paul-curtis/)

> [“having someone who likes you so much that they think everything you say is the truth has got to be a liar’s paradise”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/christopher-paul-curtis/having-someone-who-likes-you-so-much-that-they-think-everything-you/)

[Christopher Paul Curtis](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/christopher-paul-curtis/)

> [Writing has always been a sanctuary or a refuge for me, any time I'm stressed or anxious or worried I find that a couple…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/christopher-paul-curtis/writing-has-always-been-a-sanctuary-or-a-refuge-for-me-any-time-i-m/)

[Christopher Paul Curtis](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/christopher-paul-curtis/)

> [I'm the same age as my tongue and a little bit older than my teeth.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/christopher-paul-curtis/i-m-the-same-age-as-my-tongue-and-a-little-bit-older-than-my-teeth/)

[Christopher Paul Curtis](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/christopher-paul-curtis/)

> [Wow. Who would want a fish for a pet when they could have a turtle?!](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/christopher-paul-curtis/wow-who-would-want-a-fish-for-a-pet-when-they-could-have-a-turtle/)

[Christopher Paul Curtis](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/christopher-paul-curtis/)

> [Things aren't ever what they seem to be when you first look at them. What's important is that you keep your mind wide open…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/christopher-paul-curtis/things-aren-t-ever-what-they-seem-to-be-when-you-first-look-at-them/)

[Christopher Paul Curtis](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/christopher-paul-curtis/)

> [I do think it is important to look at the writing as a job though and to commit to it like you'd have to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/christopher-paul-curtis/i-do-think-it-is-important-to-look-at-the-writing-as-a-job-though-and/)

[Christopher Paul Curtis](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/christopher-paul-curtis/)

> [Just like when there's a time that a smart person knows enough is enough, there's a time when you know you've got to fight.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/christopher-paul-curtis/just-like-when-there-s-a-time-that-a-smart-person-knows-enough-is/)

[Christopher Paul Curtis](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/christopher-paul-curtis/)

> [“You can tell you're reading a really good book when you forget all about everything else and know you'll die if you get to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/christopher-paul-curtis/you-can-tell-you-re-reading-a-really-good-book-when-you-forget-all/)

[Christopher Paul Curtis](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/christopher-paul-curtis/)

> [Work at your craft, write daily, and follow your dreams because dreams do come true.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/christopher-paul-curtis/work-at-your-craft-write-daily-and-follow-your-dreams-because-dreams/)

[Christopher Paul Curtis](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/christopher-paul-curtis/)

> [I try to make the writing as regular and regimented as possible. I usually get up at around 5 a.m. and read what I…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/christopher-paul-curtis/i-try-to-make-the-writing-as-regular-and-regimented-as-possible-i/)

[Christopher Paul Curtis](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/christopher-paul-curtis/)

> [“Once Zoopy started woofing you never knew when he'd stop. Agent One screamed, “It's alive! I thought it was a car!”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/christopher-paul-curtis/once-zoopy-started-woofing-you-never-knew-when-he-d-stop-agent-one/)

[Christopher Paul Curtis](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/christopher-paul-curtis/)

> [Byron says he won't go there. He give Kenny and Joey a story about "Wool Pooh," the supposed evil twin of Winnie-the-Pooh. They believe…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/christopher-paul-curtis/byron-says-he-won-t-go-there-he-give-kenny-and-joey-a-story-about/)

[Christopher Paul Curtis](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/christopher-paul-curtis/)

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