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7 quotes by Eric Carle

Eric Carle Born (1929-06-25) June 25, 1929 (age 85) Syracuse, New York, U.S. Occupation Illustrator, writer Nationality American Alma mater Academy of Fine Arts Stuttgart Academy of Fine Arts Vienna Period 1966–present Genre Children's picture books Notable works The Very Hungry Caterpillar The Grouchy Ladybug Brown Bear, Brown Bear, What Do You See? Notable awards Laura Ingalls Wilder Medal 2003 Spouse Barbara Morrison Children 2 Eric...
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We have eyes, and we're looking at stuff all the time, all day long. And I just think that whatever our eyes touch should be beautiful, tasteful... →

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Let's put it this way: if you are a novelist, I think you start out with a 20 word idea, and you work at it and you wind up with a 200,000 word... →

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One day I think it's the greatest idea ever that I'm working on. The next day I think it's the worst that I've ever worked on - and I... →

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The hardest part is developing the idea, and that can take years.

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That's something I learned in art school. I studied graphic design in Germany, and my professor emphasized the responsibility that designers and... →

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They are deceptively simple. I admit that. But for me, all my life I try to simplify things. As a child in school, things were very hard for me to... →

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You know, now it's sinking in. It's taken me a long time to realize - and it is sinking in - how important this book is. And I have a certain... →

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