Christopher Paul Curtis Quotes

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• But don't ever call her ex-boyfriends by his name.
• There's a thin, blurry line between humor and tragedy.
• Every encounter with a woman must be viewed as a negotiation, ... the difference being instead of coaxing them off rooftops, you're coaxing them into…
• As soon as I got into the library I closed my eyes and took a deep breath. I got a whiff of the leather on…
• The big steel wheels creaked a couple times, then started moving.
• ...that was Bud Caldwell's Rules and Things to Have a Funner LIfe and Make a Better Liar Out of Yourself Number 83...If a Adult Tells…
• Rules and Things Number 63: Never, Ever Say Something Bad About Someone You Don't Know--Especially When You're Around a Bunch of Strangers. You Never Can…
• Wow. Who would want a fish for a pet when they could have a turtle?!
• Having a little pee in your pants had to be better than being dinner for some redneck.
• 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 him,…
• No sir, I don't know why, but my eyes don't cry no more.
• 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 and…
• A bud is a flower-to-be. A flower in waiting. Waiting for just the right warmth and care to open up. It's a little fist of…
• 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…
• 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 a…
• 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.
• . . . people use tricks to get you to think the way they do or take away something you have that they want. One…

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