Chris Van Allsburg Quotes

American - Author | June 18, 1949 -

I think parents generally know what's best for their children. But I suppose it's possible to be overprotective.

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I don't like to get scared - it's not one of the emotions I enjoy. So I have to assume that if there are scary things in my books, they aren't very scary.

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I'm sensitive to the things I see.

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If I'm not working on something, I'm eager to work on something because it's so gratifying.

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Even the most complicated stories start with a very simple premise.

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I think, for the most part, our culture embraces that artists are born, not made.

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I try to satisfy the desires that people have to have their books personalized. That's a value, or feature, of bibliophilia that may vanish. How do you get your e-book signed? The idea of people standing in line to get my signature in their book, it's hard to turn them away.

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My ideas are not meant to suggest dreams or reality, but a surreal quality.

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I'm not surprised that my books appeal to adults.

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It's not in the interest of the artist to think of his market.

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What kids are exposed to on television is more frightening and horrifying than what they see in my books.

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