--- title: "1 Entirely Imaginary Quotes By Shaun Tan" description: "1 Entirely Imaginary quotes by Shaun Tan. Plus more from Shaun Tan and more Entirely Imaginary sayings from other authors." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/3d3/shaun-tan-27832_imagination_there-is-an-implicit-recognition-here-th_1169070.jpg" --- > [“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 understood. Others still are entirely imaginary -- like a red tree growing suddenly in a room…](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/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/3d3/shaun-tan-27832_imagination_there-is-an-implicit-recognition-here-th_1169070.jpg) ## 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/) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/entirely-imaginary/shaun-tan/#itemlist", "name": "1 Entirely Imaginary Quotes By Shaun Tan", "numberOfItems": 1, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "“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 understood. 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