Penn Brooks > Quotes

“I just assumed”
― Penn Brooks, A Diary of a Private School Kid

“This wasn’t like detention.”
― Penn Brooks, A Diary of a Private School Kid

“I know at least three girls in my class that would shave her head to go out with him (whatever "going out" means to a 5th-grader).”
― Penn Brooks, A Diary of a Private School Kid

“Once I heard where”
― Penn Brooks, A Diary of a Private School Kid

“know of at least three girls in my class that would shave her head to go out with him (whatever "going out" means to a 5th-grader).”
― Penn Brooks, A Diary of a Private School Kid

“It makes for a very interesting culture on the shared bus system. Take for instance, Josh Baker. He is pretty much the it guy in the St. Guadalupe’s 5th grade. I know of at least three girls in my class that would shave her head to go out with him (whatever "going out" means to a 5th-grader).”
― Penn Brooks, A Diary of a Private School Kid

“Every morning they show off their funny T-shirts, awesome sneakers, and fad accessories. Me? I wear the same dorky thing every day. White shirt. Blue pants. Penny loafers. And a plaid tie. Plaid: for when it's more important to hide stains than to look good. At least there is one good thing to come from wearing a tie. It proves I’m a boy. Obviously, eggs don’t wear ties. My”
― Penn Brooks, A Diary of a Private School Kid

“learned that jumping to conclusions can get you in trouble. I learned that treating people poorly makes you feel bad too (and can result in consequences like writing ridiculously long essays).”
― Penn Brooks, A Diary of a Private School Kid

“not”
― Penn Brooks, A Diary of a Private School Kid

“everyone seems to join in the laughter that involves me licking the school bus floor.”
― Penn Brooks, A Diary of a Private School Kid

“Why were your actions wrong?”
― Penn Brooks, Hot Dog Day

“mine”
― Penn Brooks, A Diary of a Private School Kid

“Most people call me “Egg-boy” even though I beg them to stop.”
― Penn Brooks, A Diary of a Private School Kid

“Sometimes,”
― Penn Brooks, A Diary of a Private School Kid

“déjà vu”
― Penn Brooks, A Diary of a Private School Kid

“less than ordinary. One time this dork from City Side, Stanley, who I would have to imagine is the social waste”
― Penn Brooks, A Diary of a Private School Kid

“Future me, you need to figure out this time travel thing fast! But as I’m writing this paragraph, I am starting to realize that you did not and are not on your way to figuring out time travel. If you had, you probably would’ve come back to this very point in time already.”
― Penn Brooks, Hot Dog Day

“I wait at the stop and ride along with the pubbies (that's what we call the public school kids).”
― Penn Brooks, A Diary of a Private School Kid

“Mom confiscated the book within seconds of that airing.”
― Penn Brooks, A Diary of a Private School Kid

“(my really really nice backpack)! I recognized the face. It was some”
― Penn Brooks, A Diary of a Private School Kid

“other about what would happen next. Was Josh going to punch his lights out? Was he going to make Stanley eat his rainbow unicorn T-shirt? Was he going to deliver”
― Penn Brooks, A Diary of a Private School Kid

“déjà vu for disaster. While I probably should have”
― Penn Brooks, A Diary of a Private School Kid

“hilarious.”
― Penn Brooks, A Diary of a Private School Kid

“I find it very hypocritical that my parents have taken such a negative stance toward television.”
― Penn Brooks, A Diary of a Private School Kid

“But as my mom’s planning unfolds, she”
― Penn Brooks, A Diary of a Private School Kid

“I have pants that are the same way.”
― Penn Brooks, A Diary of a Private School Kid

“Thirty minutes had gone by, but there was still plenty of time to play.”
― Penn Brooks, A Diary of a Private School Kid

“to say”
― Penn Brooks, A Diary of a Private School Kid

“in”
― Penn Brooks, A Diary of a Private School Kid

“okay with the”
― Penn Brooks, A Diary of a Private School Kid