This is why we don’t trust the Internet kids.
For the record it was me.
I was the one who said it.
Someone asked me why I haven’t written a book and I was all, “if there is a book you want to read that hasn’t been written yet, write it.” and then I said, “All the books I want to read actually have been written, so I don’t bother.”
For some reason that first part of my quote went viral…Shel, Toni and Bev all tried to claim it as their own.
But the second part quote gets overlooked every time.
SmithShack71 says
You are so full of shit. And I love you for it. -Ben Franklin
I agree with Ben!
Mama Kat says
Ben Franklin, no one has more spunk than you! -Marilyn Monroe
So true.
kelley says
You kill me!
ann bennett says
Laughing, I wonder if either of these three said this first. But I would guess Beverly Cleary who was born in 1918. She was 12 when Silverstein was born and 13 when Morrison was born. Beverly Cleary originally wrote children’s stories because of the dearth of children’s books in the library where she worked.
I liked your video the other day about the worst mess your child made. lol.