All Chris Van Allsburg Quotes
- As much as I'd like to meet the tooth fairy on an evening walk, I don't really believe it can happen. Believe
- Santa is our culture's only mythic figure truly believed in by a large percentage of the population. It's a fact that most of the true… Believed
- The Dick, Jane, and Spot primers have gone to that bookshelf in the sky. I have, in some ways, a tender feeling toward them, so… Best
- There was a great deal of peer recognition to be gained in elementary school by being able to draw well. One girl could draw horses… Able
- I pore over every word on the cereal box at breakfast, often more than once. You can ask me anything about shredded wheat. Ask
- I write for what's left of the eight-year-old still rattling around inside my head Around Inside
- The Polar Express was the easiest of my picture book manuscripts to write... Once I realized the train was going to the North Pole, finding… Act
- The idea of the extraordinary happening in the context of the ordinary is what's fascinating to me Context
- Some artists claim praise is irrelevant in measuring the success of art, but I think it's quite relevant. Besides, it makes me feel great Art
- There must be something to think about at the end. End
- Certain peer pressures encourage little fingers to learn how to hold a football instead of a crayon. I confess to having yielded to these pressures. Certain
- The opportunity to create a small world between two pieces of cardboard, where time exists yet stands still, where people talk and I tell them… Cardboard
- Following my muse has worked out pretty well so far. I can't see any reason to change the formula now. Any
- At first, I see pictures of a story in my mind. Then creating the story comes from asking questions of myself. I guess you might… Approach
- The Polar Express is about faith, and the power of imagination to sustain faith. It's also about the desire to reside in a world where… All
- Though I’ve grown old, the bell still rings for me as it does for all who truly believe. All
- The inclination to believe in the fantastic may strike some as a failure in logic, or gullibility, but it’s really a gift. A world that… Believe
- I don't think ordinary things are very interesting, so I try to imagine a world that is less ordinary. Imagine
- its not bad to be different. Sometimes it's the mark of being very very talented. Bad
- At one time, most of my friends could hear the bell, but as years passed, it fell silent for all of them. Even Sarah found… All