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> [What I love about Inuit carving is that it's so narrative, but it doesn't have the temporal dimension of an illustrated picture, where it feels like something happens before or after. Everything is happening in the sculpture, and you can…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/shaun-tan/what-i-love-about-inuit-carving-is-that-it-s-so-narrative-but-it/)

[Shaun Tan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/shaun-tan/)

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## More by Shaun Tan

> [“It's as if they take all our questions and offer them straight back: Who are you? Why are you here? What do you want?”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/shaun-tan/it-s-as-if-they-take-all-our-questions-and-offer-them-straight-back/)

[Shaun Tan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/shaun-tan/)

> [I'm often wary of using the word 'inspiration' to introduce my work -- it sounds too much like a sun shower from the heavens,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/shaun-tan/i-m-often-wary-of-using-the-word-inspiration-to-introduce-my-work-it/)

[Shaun Tan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/shaun-tan/)

> [“The green painted concrete out in front of the house, which at first seemed like a novel way to save money on lawn-moving, was…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/shaun-tan/the-green-painted-concrete-out-in-front-of-the-house-which-at-first/)

[Shaun Tan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/shaun-tan/)

> [Depression is the flip side of creative inspiration but it can be useful. It's telling you to stop for a little bit. You can…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/shaun-tan/depression-is-the-flip-side-of-creative-inspiration-but-it-can-be/)

[Shaun Tan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/shaun-tan/)

> [“There is an implicit recognition here that important things in life are not always immediately visible, and can't always be named, or even fully…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/shaun-tan/there-is-an-implicit-recognition-here-that-important-things-in-life/)

[Shaun Tan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/shaun-tan/)

> [“terrible fates are inevitable”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/shaun-tan/terrible-fates-are-inevitable/)

[Shaun Tan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/shaun-tan/)

> [What I love about Inuit carving is that it's so narrative, but it doesn't have the temporal dimension of an illustrated picture, where it…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/shaun-tan/what-i-love-about-inuit-carving-is-that-it-s-so-narrative-but-it/)

[Shaun Tan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/shaun-tan/)

> [I don't get really inspired the way some people do, buzzing with ideas - it feels like hard work to me... but once I…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/shaun-tan/i-don-t-get-really-inspired-the-way-some-people-do-buzzing-with-ideas/)

[Shaun Tan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/shaun-tan/)

> [“Why do I always listen to your insane plans? Why aren't we at home watching TV like everyone else? What possible difference will any…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/shaun-tan/why-do-i-always-listen-to-your-insane-plans-why-aren-t-we-at-home/)

[Shaun Tan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/shaun-tan/)

> [“without sense or reason”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/shaun-tan/without-sense-or-reason/)

[Shaun Tan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/shaun-tan/)

> [“It's funny how these days, when every household has its own inter-continental ballistic missile, you hardly even think about them. . . . A…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/shaun-tan/it-s-funny-how-these-days-when-every-household-has-its-own-inter/)

[Shaun Tan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/shaun-tan/)

> [You discover how confounding the world is when you try to draw it. You look at a car, and you try to see its…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/shaun-tan/you-discover-how-confounding-the-world-is-when-you-try-to-draw-it-you/)

[Shaun Tan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/shaun-tan/)

> [The Federal Department of Odds and Ends: sweepus underum carpetae.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/shaun-tan/the-federal-department-of-odds-and-ends-sweepus-underum-carpetae/)

[Shaun Tan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/shaun-tan/)

> [As an artist, even if you are putting out something really dark and disturbing, that's good because it's opening a discussion. Always in the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/shaun-tan/as-an-artist-even-if-you-are-putting-out-something-really-dark-and/)

[Shaun Tan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/shaun-tan/)

> [So you want to hear a story? Well, I used to know a whole lot of pretty interesting ones. Some of them so funny…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/shaun-tan/so-you-want-to-hear-a-story-well-i-used-to-know-a-whole-lot-of-pretty/)

[Shaun Tan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/shaun-tan/)

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