Chris Van Allsburg Quotes & Sayings (Page 2)
Chris Van Allsburg quotes and sayings page 2 (author). Here's quote # 11 through 20 out of the 59 we have.
“Your house is all about routine, not the unexpected events of your life.”
“The whole idea of being mesmerized and not in control of your own actions is fascinating and a little spooky. I remember hearing about someone who'd gone to a magic act, and a person in the audience had become hypnotized by observing too closely what magician was doing on stage, and thought it was spooky to lose your consciousness that way.”
“As much as I'd like to meet the tooth fairy on an evening walk, I don't really believe it can happen.”
“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.”
“The idea of the extraordinary happening in the context of the ordinary is what's fascinating to me.”
“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.”
“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.”
“As the years went by I became a writer and illustrator, although exclusively of fantasies.”
“I have very positive memories of reading biographies of unusual Americans as a child.”
“The crudest thing I've done as a teacher was to require students to write a national anthem for their country and sing it themselves.”
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