Jory John Quotes & Sayings

I had mostly been writing humor books, and my instinct is generally to go for the joke. — Jory John

Mac [Barnett] and I prank each other during our presentation. We show baby pictures of each other looking completely ridiculous. I can't believe the frilly shirt that I'm in, and Mac's wearing a sailor suit and playing a toy piano. That's a perfect example of a good prank, where we have three hundred people literally laughing in our faces, three hundred kids at every assembly. And it feels really good. It's really fun. — Jory John

Mac [Barnett]and I both had times when we moved, started new schools, and we know how hard that was, figuring out your identity and who you're going to be at the new school. — Jory John

Pranking is ultimately turning the world upside down. It's in good fun. — Jory John

Mac [Barnett ] and I have been friends for more than ten years. We met working at an educational nonprofit. And we have been pranking each other the whole time. It's our own version of a prank war. We thought we would channel some of that energy into writing a book. — Jory John

That was a rhetorical question! Don't you even know what a rhetorical question is?"

Miles didn't know whether to answer. — Jory John