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> [There is a visual narrative that is implicitly understandable even when you don't understand the words and in a good comic, and they are hard to find, but good comics have parallel intertwined narratives.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/francoise-mouly/there-is-a-visual-narrative-that-is-implicitly-understandable-even/)

[Francoise Mouly](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/francoise-mouly/)

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## More by Francoise Mouly

> [It's useful to be born in a different culture because you see things that are not obvious. I come from France. In France, there…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/francoise-mouly/it-s-useful-to-be-born-in-a-different-culture-because-you-see-things/)

[Francoise Mouly](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/francoise-mouly/)

> [Art uses many different styles, but his voice is very consistent. He's always concise and clever and funny. That's true of somebody like Chris…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/francoise-mouly/art-uses-many-different-styles-but-his-voice-is-very-consistent-he-s/)

[Francoise Mouly](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/francoise-mouly/)

> [I remember being in a comic shop with my son, with my ten year-old son and he put his hand over my eyes. He…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/francoise-mouly/i-remember-being-in-a-comic-shop-with-my-son-with-my-ten-year-old-son/)

[Francoise Mouly](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/francoise-mouly/)

> [There is a visual narrative that is implicitly understandable even when you don't understand the words and in a good comic, and they are…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/francoise-mouly/there-is-a-visual-narrative-that-is-implicitly-understandable-even/)

[Francoise Mouly](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/francoise-mouly/)

> [Often, we separate intellectual discourse from emotional reaction. But I take such genuine pleasure in things that are intellectually well architected. It's definitely an…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/francoise-mouly/often-we-separate-intellectual-discourse-from-emotional-reaction-but/)

[Francoise Mouly](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/francoise-mouly/)

> [Comics are actually dubbed by euphemistic label of graphic novel, which became a big deal.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/francoise-mouly/comics-are-actually-dubbed-by-euphemistic-label-of-graphic-novel/)

[Francoise Mouly](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/francoise-mouly/)

> [When I first got interested in comics at the time I was studying architecture and I discovered comics as a medium through listening to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/francoise-mouly/when-i-first-got-interested-in-comics-at-the-time-i-was-studying/)

[Francoise Mouly](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/francoise-mouly/)

> [Comics are a gateway into literature.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/francoise-mouly/comics-are-a-gateway-into-literature/)

[Francoise Mouly](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/francoise-mouly/)

> [The artists catch what's in the air. It's not because the artist "felt like it" or is a guru who channels the truth of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/francoise-mouly/the-artists-catch-what-s-in-the-air-it-s-not-because-the-artist-felt/)

[Francoise Mouly](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/francoise-mouly/)

> [The reason I started to do comics for kids, the real reason is because it worked for me.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/francoise-mouly/the-reason-i-started-to-do-comics-for-kids-the-real-reason-is-because/)

[Francoise Mouly](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/francoise-mouly/)

> [You can't help putting a lot of yourself into the image and when it's printed the reader can spend hours getting it out.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/francoise-mouly/you-can-t-help-putting-a-lot-of-yourself-into-the-image-and-when-it-s/)

[Francoise Mouly](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/francoise-mouly/)

> [I know what I as an editor respond to is a voice. A voice is not just a stylistic thing, but it means someone…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/francoise-mouly/i-know-what-i-as-an-editor-respond-to-is-a-voice-a-voice-is-not-just/)

[Francoise Mouly](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/francoise-mouly/)

> [The image by Barry Blitt of Barack Obama and Michelle in the White House with him dressed as a terrorist, her dressed as an…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/francoise-mouly/the-image-by-barry-blitt-of-barack-obama-and-michelle-in-the-white/)

[Francoise Mouly](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/francoise-mouly/)

> [Plastic surgery is such a displacement. If people feel good in their skin, then they're beautiful, end of story.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/francoise-mouly/plastic-surgery-is-such-a-displacement-if-people-feel-good-in-their/)

[Francoise Mouly](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/francoise-mouly/)

> [I now feel that I have a moral duty to course correct and say wait a minute, it's not just for adults.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/francoise-mouly/i-now-feel-that-i-have-a-moral-duty-to-course-correct-and-say-wait-a/)

[Francoise Mouly](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/francoise-mouly/)

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