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37 quotes by Chris Ware

Franklin Christenson Ware (born December 28, 1967), known professionally as Chris Ware, is an American comic book artist and cartoonist, notable for his Acme Novelty Library series and the graphic novels Jimmy Corrigan, the Smartest Kid on Earth and Building Stories. His works explore themes of social isolation, emotional torment and depression. His works tend to use a vivid colour palette and are full of realistic, meticulous detail. His...
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As I've gotten older I've occasionally found myself nostalgic for earlier periods of solitude, though I realize that's also likely a... →

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The thing I don't understand is why so often one hears discussion of the fruits of human labor as if it's all the creation of some alien race.

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I have a preponderance to look smug in photos; something to do with the way my mouth turns up at the corners.

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Comics, at least in periodical form, exist almost entirely free of any pretense; the critical world of art hardly touches them, and they're 100%... →

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I believe that the development of language - of naming, categorization, conceptualization - destroys our ability to see as we age.

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My head looks like an uncooked ham with glasses.

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I don't think of myself as an illustrator. I think of myself as a cartoonist. I write the story with pictures - I don't illustrate the story... →

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There seems to be such a laziness in - and I hate to use this phrase - the modern world. Everything is pumped out so quickly so that you can read it... →

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Cartoons are not real drawings, because they are drawings intended to be read.

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Drawing on a computer doesn't make any sense to me. It's not intuitive.

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My mother was always encouraging about my wanting to be an artist.

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No one blames themselves if they don't understand a cartoon, as they might with a painting or 'real' art; they simply think it's a... →

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Well, there are better cartoonists now than there ever have been. I firmly believe that. There's some amazing work being done.

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