--- title: "15 Trying Quotes By Daniel Clowes" description: "15 Trying quotes by Daniel Clowes. Plus more from Daniel Clowes and more Trying sayings from other authors." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/9b2/daniel-clowes-3835_nostalgic_i-try-personally-not-to-be-nostalgic-307_3077484.png" --- > [I try personally not to be nostalgic.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/daniel-clowes/i-try-personally-not-to-be-nostalgic/) [Daniel Clowes](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/daniel-clowes/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/9b2/daniel-clowes-3835_nostalgic_i-try-personally-not-to-be-nostalgic-307_3077484.png) > [Before I could read, I remember trying to piece together the stories from the images. It was a very primal experience.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/daniel-clowes/before-i-could-read-i-remember-trying-to-piece-together-the-stories/) [Daniel Clowes](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/daniel-clowes/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f21/daniel-clowes-3835_experience_before-i-could-read-i-remember-trying-to_532860.png) > [You try to make the world a better place and what does it get you? I mean, Christ, how the hell does…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/daniel-clowes/you-try-to-make-the-world-a-better-place-and-what-does-it-get-you-i/) [Daniel Clowes](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/daniel-clowes/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/48a/daniel-clowes-3835_assholes_you-try-to-make-the-world-a-better-place_2541146.jpg) > [I must have been 3 years old or less, and I remember paging through these comics, trying to figure out the stories.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/daniel-clowes/i-must-have-been-3-years-old-or-less-and-i-remember-paging-through/) [Daniel Clowes](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/daniel-clowes/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/874/daniel-clowes-3835_figures_i-must-have-been-3-years-old-or-less-and_2732466.png) > [I can look at my early work and see what a pained struggle it was to draw what I was drawing. I…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/daniel-clowes/i-can-look-at-my-early-work-and-see-what-a-pained-struggle-it-was-to/) [Daniel Clowes](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/daniel-clowes/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/747/daniel-clowes-3835_artist_i-can-look-at-my-early-work-and-see-what_1033592.png) > [I lose faith in everything else, but rarely in my work. If I start to get bored, I change it to make…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/daniel-clowes/i-lose-faith-in-everything-else-but-rarely-in-my-work-if-i-start-to/) [Daniel Clowes](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/daniel-clowes/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/968/daniel-clowes-3835_bored_i-lose-faith-in-everything-else-but-rare_74190.png) > [I was a very fearful little kid, and I would always see the worst in everything. The glass was half-empty. I would…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/daniel-clowes/i-was-a-very-fearful-little-kid-and-i-would-always-see-the-worst-in/) [Daniel Clowes](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/daniel-clowes/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/693/daniel-clowes-3835_empty_i-was-a-very-fearful-little-kid-and-i-wo_1856011.png) > [But they always just laugh off everything I say, when really I want absolutely nothing more than to destroy the world they…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/daniel-clowes/but-they-always-just-laugh-off-everything-i-say-when-really-i-want/) [Daniel Clowes](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/daniel-clowes/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/fc5/daniel-clowes-3835_change_but-they-always-just-laugh-off-everythin_1096241.png) > [There are certain comics that just seem like they have this perfect balance between dialogue and image that I can't not read.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/daniel-clowes/there-are-certain-comics-that-just-seem-like-they-have-this-perfect/) [Daniel Clowes](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/daniel-clowes/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/fcd/daniel-clowes-3835_balance_there-are-certain-comics-that-just-seem_2383243.jpg) > [I try to only work on the screenplays for a few hours a day when I'm in my most voluble mood, just…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/daniel-clowes/i-try-to-only-work-on-the-screenplays-for-a-few-hours-a-day-when-i-m/) [Daniel Clowes](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/daniel-clowes/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/4b0/daniel-clowes-3835_hours_i-try-to-only-work-on-the-screenplays-fo_1913990.png) > [I think that gulf is what makes the work interesting, but as a creator it's endlessly frustrating because I'm starting out with…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/daniel-clowes/i-think-that-gulf-is-what-makes-the-work-interesting-but-as-a-creator/) [Daniel Clowes](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/daniel-clowes/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/50d/daniel-clowes-3835_creator_i-think-that-gulf-is-what-makes-the-work_927314.jpg) > [You have to find the tone of the piece and modulate that. There are ways to indicate that - I try to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/daniel-clowes/you-have-to-find-the-tone-of-the-piece-and-modulate-that-there-are/) [Daniel Clowes](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/daniel-clowes/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/215/daniel-clowes-3835_balance_you-have-to-find-the-tone-of-the-piece-a_320089.jpg) > [I'd always wanted to do a weekly strip, or a strip that was in installments like that. It's been fun trying to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/daniel-clowes/i-d-always-wanted-to-do-a-weekly-strip-or-a-strip-that-was-in/) [Daniel Clowes](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/daniel-clowes/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/800/daniel-clowes-3835_all-kinds_i-d-always-wanted-to-do-a-weekly-strip-o_276024.jpg) > [I just try to make comics for myself, try to give it some kind of unity throughout. That often involves tiny details.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/daniel-clowes/i-just-try-to-make-comics-for-myself-try-to-give-it-some-kind-of/) [Daniel Clowes](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/daniel-clowes/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e94/daniel-clowes-3835_comic_i-just-try-to-make-comics-for-myself-try_2433520.png) > [I try to employ a different strategy for each story. Often, I'll have a specific look in mind before I even have…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/daniel-clowes/i-try-to-employ-a-different-strategy-for-each-story-often-i-ll-have-a/) [Daniel Clowes](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/daniel-clowes/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/3fe/daniel-clowes-3835_character_i-try-to-employ-a-different-strategy-for_1640104.jpg) ## Other authors on Trying ## More by Daniel Clowes > [“This is the Mona Lisa of bad diners.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/daniel-clowes/this-is-the-mona-lisa-of-bad-diners/) [Daniel Clowes](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/daniel-clowes/) > [I lose faith in everything else, but rarely in my work. If I start to get bored, I change it to make it more…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/daniel-clowes/i-lose-faith-in-everything-else-but-rarely-in-my-work-if-i-start-to/) [Daniel Clowes](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/daniel-clowes/) > [Surely comics require more effort on the part of the reader than movies or television. I'm always learning new things you can do with…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/daniel-clowes/surely-comics-require-more-effort-on-the-part-of-the-reader-than/) [Daniel Clowes](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/daniel-clowes/) > [You need to be, like, turning down high-paying illustration work because you want to work on your comic. That's when you know you're doing…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/daniel-clowes/you-need-to-be-like-turning-down-high-paying-illustration-work/) [Daniel Clowes](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/daniel-clowes/) > [Though to the average person that you'll meet on an airplane, if you tell them you draw comics, they'll still have sort of the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/daniel-clowes/though-to-the-average-person-that-you-ll-meet-on-an-airplane-if-you/) [Daniel Clowes](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/daniel-clowes/) > [That'll be my claim to fame: My grandmother-in-law is the oldest iPad user!](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/daniel-clowes/that-ll-be-my-claim-to-fame-my-grandmother-in-law-is-the-oldest-ipad/) [Daniel Clowes](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/daniel-clowes/) > [Usually when I put together a book like this Death-Ray hardcover or that Ghost World special edition, then I have to reread it and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/daniel-clowes/usually-when-i-put-together-a-book-like-this-death-ray-hardcover-or/) [Daniel Clowes](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/daniel-clowes/) > [I think that's what we're all most terrified about: that we'll just die and disappear and we'll leave no trace.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/daniel-clowes/i-think-that-s-what-we-re-all-most-terrified-about-that-we-ll-just/) [Daniel Clowes](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/daniel-clowes/) > [When I go back and reread the stuff, I'm always floored by how deeply personal and revealing it actually is.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/daniel-clowes/when-i-go-back-and-reread-the-stuff-i-m-always-floored-by-how-deeply/) [Daniel Clowes](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/daniel-clowes/) > [I'd always wanted to do a weekly strip, or a strip that was in installments like that. It's been fun trying to figure out…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/daniel-clowes/i-d-always-wanted-to-do-a-weekly-strip-or-a-strip-that-was-in/) [Daniel Clowes](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/daniel-clowes/) > [You have to find the tone of the piece and modulate that. There are ways to indicate that - I try to incorporate the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/daniel-clowes/you-have-to-find-the-tone-of-the-piece-and-modulate-that-there-are/) [Daniel Clowes](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/daniel-clowes/) > [Often I'll do research just to get a time period correct, but I didn't have to for the '70s... I feel like I can…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/daniel-clowes/often-i-ll-do-research-just-to-get-a-time-period-correct-but-i-didn-t/) [Daniel Clowes](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/daniel-clowes/) > [My feeling is that it's one of the very few things that comics can do that you really can't do in any other medium.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/daniel-clowes/my-feeling-is-that-it-s-one-of-the-very-few-things-that-comics-can-do/) [Daniel Clowes](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/daniel-clowes/) > [All I can say on the Guilford story - and this comes more from my perspective as a father than an artist - is…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/daniel-clowes/all-i-can-say-on-the-guilford-story-and-this-comes-more-from-my/) [Daniel Clowes](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/daniel-clowes/) > [I think I've had the fantasy of a ray-gun that could erase the world from the time I was a very little kid.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/daniel-clowes/i-think-i-ve-had-the-fantasy-of-a-ray-gun-that-could-erase-the-world/) [Daniel Clowes](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/daniel-clowes/) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/trying/daniel-clowes/#itemlist", "name": "15 Trying Quotes By Daniel Clowes", "numberOfItems": 15, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "I try personally not to be nostalgic.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Daniel Clowes" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/daniel-clowes/i-try-personally-not-to-be-nostalgic/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/9b2/daniel-clowes-3835_nostalgic_i-try-personally-not-to-be-nostalgic-307_3077484.png", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/9b2/daniel-clowes-3835_nostalgic_i-try-personally-not-to-be-nostalgic-307_3077484.png", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/9b2/daniel-clowes-3835_nostalgic_i-try-personally-not-to-be-nostalgic-307_3077484.png", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“I try personally not to be nostalgic.” — Daniel Clowes", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 2, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "Before I could read, I remember trying to piece together the stories from the images. 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