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> [I’ve always been a sponge, just absorbing whatever I see, whether it’s in daily life or in art.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tomi-ungerer/i-ve-always-been-a-sponge-just-absorbing-whatever-i-see-whether-it-s/)

[Tomi Ungerer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tomi-ungerer/)

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## More by Tomi Ungerer

> [Drawing is the most direct and personal kind of graphic expression. Unlike painting, it doesn't forgive. You put down your black line, and there…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tomi-ungerer/drawing-is-the-most-direct-and-personal-kind-of-graphic-expression/)

[Tomi Ungerer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tomi-ungerer/)

> [I’ve always been a sponge, just absorbing whatever I see, whether it’s in daily life or in art.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tomi-ungerer/i-ve-always-been-a-sponge-just-absorbing-whatever-i-see-whether-it-s/)

[Tomi Ungerer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tomi-ungerer/)

> [“If I write a book I do it mostly for myself for the child in me and for the adult in me. The criterion…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tomi-ungerer/if-i-write-a-book-i-do-it-mostly-for-myself-for-the-child-in-me-and/)

[Tomi Ungerer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tomi-ungerer/)

> [Far Out is never far enough because one challenge, if it is worthy at all, has to be followed by a greater challenge.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tomi-ungerer/far-out-is-never-far-enough-because-one-challenge-if-it-is-worthy-at/)

[Tomi Ungerer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tomi-ungerer/)

> [I've always been literally a lover of the absurd. I think the absurd gives a new dimension to reality and even to common sense.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tomi-ungerer/i-ve-always-been-literally-a-lover-of-the-absurd-i-think-the-absurd/)

[Tomi Ungerer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tomi-ungerer/)

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