[Comics is] one of the last havens for honesty when it comes to a reader's genuine response to art. Most of us,… — Chris Ware Copy Share Image
I don't trust art that promises a 24-hour joyride. In fact, there seems to be a modern sense of entitlement for such constant "ups,"… — Chris Ware Copy Share Image
My grandmother was an unparalleled storyteller who gave me a preview of how life might turn out, and also fortified my empathy. — Chris Ware Copy Share Image
Comics, at least in periodical form, exist almost entirely free of any pretense; the critical world of art hardly touches them, and they're 100% personal. — Chris Ware Copy Share Image
I'm only trying to present as honest a portrayal of the grimness of human ambition as I can. I'd hope it's rather uplifting, actually,… — Chris Ware Copy Share Image
“The whole experience reminded me of my own 'old lady' phase that I went through in high school while I was reading Somerset Maugham...… — Chris Ware Copy Share Image
I can definitely say that of all my friends who I consider to be really great cartoonists, we're all trying to aim at basically… — Chris Ware Copy Share Image
There's a rhythm to the words combined with the pictures [in a comic]. Whenever I'm working on a comic strip I re-read it, probably… — Chris Ware Copy Share Image
There seems to be such a laziness in - and I hate to use this phrase - the modern world. Everything is pumped out… — Chris Ware Copy Share Image
Fortunately, I'm able to make a living from comics, so I'm privileged enough to be quite choosy, though most cartoonists can't afford to be.… — Chris Ware Copy Share Image
![“[Comics is] one of the last havens for honesty when it comes to a reader's genuine response to art. Most of us, if we don't find any sympathy or pleasure, for example, in a modern painting, are likely to blame our own ignorance of the history and theory of painting. But nobody pretends to like a bad comic strip. Such harshness is necessary for any real truth to surface, I think, and for art to really contribute anything to life. Though I don't know. I could be wrong.” quote by Chris Ware](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/a24/chris-ware-8123_art_comics-is-one-of-the-last-havens-for-hon_1013449.jpg)
![“There's a rhythm to the words combined with the pictures [in a comic]. Whenever I'm working on a comic strip I re-read it, probably hundreds of times through to pay attention to how all of those things work. Sometimes even changing the angle of a character's eyebrow can really, seriously alter the effect and overall interpretation of a scene. And the insertion of a pause or a cough or a sniff, and all these things that we do in conversation, can bring it to life in a strange way.” quote by Chris Ware](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/dec/chris-ware-8123_angle_there-s-a-rhythm-to-the-words-combined-w_506554.jpg)
