Chris Van Allsburg Quotes, Sayings, Remarks, Thoughts and Speeches



Chris Van Allsburg Quotes and Sayings


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    As much as I'd like to meet the tooth fairy on an evening walk, I don't really believe it can happen. Chris Van Allsburg | Refcard PDF
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    At first, I see pictures of a story in my mind. Then creating the story comes from asking questions of myself. I guess you might call it the 'what if - what then' approach to writing and illustration. Chris Van Allsburg | Refcard PDF
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    Following my muse has worked out pretty well so far. I can't see any reason to change the formula now. Chris Van Allsburg | Refcard PDF
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    I write for what's left of the eight-year-old still rattling around inside my head. Chris Van Allsburg | Refcard PDF
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    Santa is our culture's only mythic figure truly believed in by a large percentage of the population. It's a fact that most of the true believers are under eight years old, and that's a pity. Chris Van Allsburg | Refcard PDF
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    Some artists claim praise is irrelevant in measuring the success of art, but I think it's quite relevant. Besides, it makes me feel great. Chris Van Allsburg | Refcard PDF
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    The Dick, Jane, and Spot primers have gone to that bookshelf in the sky. I have, in some ways, a tender feeling toward them, so I think it's for the best. Chris Van Allsburg | Refcard PDF
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    The idea of the extraordinary happening in the context of the ordinary is what's fascinating to me. Chris Van Allsburg | Refcard PDF
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    The opportunity to create a small world between two pieces of cardboard, where time exists yet stands still, where people talk and I tell them what to say, is exciting and rewarding. Chris Van Allsburg | Refcard PDF
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    The Polar Express is about faith, and the power of imagination to sustain faith. It's also about the desire to reside in a world where magic can happen, the kind of world we all believed in as children, but one that disappears as we grow older. Chris Van Allsburg | Refcard PDF
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    There was a great deal of peer recognition to be gained in elementary school by being able to draw well. One girl could draw horses so well, she was looked upon as a kind of sorceress. Chris Van Allsburg | Refcard PDF

 

  

  

 

  

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