45 Quotes by Christopher Paul Curtis

If you didn't have a real good imagination you'd probably think those noises were the sounds of some kid blowing a horn for the first time, but I knew better than that. I could tell those were the squeaks and squawks of one door closing and another one opening.

having someone who likes you so much that they think everything you say is the truth has got to be a liar’s paradise

...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 You Not to Worry, and You Weren't Worried Before, You Better Hurry Up and Start 'Cause You're Already Running Late.

There’s another thing that’s strange about a library, it seems like time flies when you are in one.

When I left her office, I felt like she'd gut-punched me, brushed me off, slapped me back and forth, gave me a cool compress to put on my cheeks, cold-cocked me with a stiff uppercut to the jaw, picked me up, brushed me off again, then kicked me in the seat of my pants as she handed me a piece of cake and showed me the door.Being a reporter isn't as easy as it looks.

And when you are done with the book bring it back and I have something special for you!” She had a huge smile on her face.I said, “Thank you, ma’am,” but I didn’t get too excited ‘ cause I know the kind of things librarians think are special.

Wow. Who would want a fish for a pet when they could have a turtle?!

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.

Work at your craft, write daily, and follow your dreams because dreams do come true.