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> [I write because I love to. I'm very, very fortunate to have found something that I love doing that also earns my living. But to be honest, I'd write even if I weren't being paid to.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/christopher-paul-curtis/i-write-because-i-love-to-i-m-very-very-fortunate-to-have-found/)

[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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