Paper Girls Quotes by Cliff Chiang
All Paper Girls quotes Cliff Chiang’s page
Chiang’s storytelling in *Paper Girls* is vivid and fast‑paced; these short excerpts let you feel that energy without the full read. Perfect for a quick taste of his inventive world‑building.
![“We wanted the book [Paper Girls] to feel to evoke the '80s, but not necessarily feel that it was drawn then.” quote by Cliff Chiang](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/300/cliff-chiang-14642_80s_we-wanted-the-book-paper-girls-to-feel-t_2417584.jpg)
![“[Paper Girls] needed to have a certain kind of almost neon style to it, but at the same time we wanted also to show the modern perspective that we had.” quote by Cliff Chiang](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/475/cliff-chiang-14642_certain_paper-girls-needed-to-have-a-certain-kin_1018581.jpg)
![“Nothing I've worked on has been asked this much of me to put it on the page [like Paper Girls].” quote by Cliff Chiang](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/638/cliff-chiang-14642_girl_nothing-i-ve-worked-on-has-been-asked-th_1212621.jpg)
![“[Paper Girls] is very much is about how we are thinking about our past and growing up.” quote by Cliff Chiang](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/17e/cliff-chiang-14642_girl_paper-girls-is-very-much-is-about-how-we_591260.jpg)
![“A lot of times we look at the past as something that was really great, but we ignore things that have actually gotten better since then.Our girls [Paper Girls] are now dealing with what their futures look like, and reflecting on what they hoped the present day versions might be like.” quote by Cliff Chiang](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/2a2/cliff-chiang-14642_girl_a-lot-of-times-we-look-at-the-past-as-so_1613192.jpg)
![“Matt Wilson, the colorist, has this great palate [in Paper Girls] that brings up all these emotions and this feel of the '80s without being actually as kind of as bright and primary as it could have been.” quote by Cliff Chiang](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/281/cliff-chiang-14642_80s_matt-wilson-the-colorist-has-this-great_641278.jpg)
![“I don't think I've ever worked on a project [Paper Girls] that is this personal. We draw so much on our memories of growing and we're putting so much of our present day into it as well.” quote by Cliff Chiang](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/5d7/cliff-chiang-14642_draws_i-don-t-think-i-ve-ever-worked-on-a-proj_1372070.jpg)
![“With Erin [from Paper Girls], I wanted to show what she might look like when she's 40, and I wanted it to feel authentic. In terms of inspiration I ended up using my wife for a lot of it. Just to kind of to give me almost an anchor so that I would be invested in making this character real.” quote by Cliff Chiang](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/7ab/cliff-chiang-14642_anchors_with-erin-from-paper-girls-i-wanted-to-s_179502.jpg)
