I don't wait for inspiration. I'm not, in fact, quite sure what inspiration is, but I'm sure that if it is going to turn up, my having started work is the precondition of its arrival. — Quentin Blake Copy Share Image
I think it is the fact that birds are two-legged, like us, which gives them something of our balance and gesture and makes them nearer to us. — Quentin Blake Copy Share Image
I love the sea, but I avoid any sort of seaside resort that has skyscrapers or seaside entertainments. — Quentin Blake Copy Share Image
Sometimes I think people get into trouble because they can't say what they want to. — Quentin Blake Copy Share Image
“I thought that if I couldn’t make a living as an artist, at least I shouldn’t starve. By the time I had finished these… — Quentin Blake Copy Share Image
I think it is important for children to read different things to find out about their emotions and other people's emotions. It is an… — Quentin Blake Copy Share Image
Sometimes people think drawing and painting is mucking about when actually it is a highly skilled activity. — Quentin Blake Copy Share Image
You see, I don't draw from life at all, but I do look out of my window a lot. — Quentin Blake Copy Share Image
I suppose illustration tends to live in the streets, rather than in the hermetically sealed atmosphere of the museum, and consequently it has come… — Quentin Blake Copy Share Image
I have an assistant who's very good at email, so I don't struggle with it. — Quentin Blake Copy Share Image
I don't wait for inspiration. I'm not, in fact, quite sure what inspiration is, but I'm sure that if it is going to turn… — Quentin Blake Copy Share Image
Inspiration is some mysterious blessing which happens when the wheels are turning smoothly. — Quentin Blake Copy Share Image
