Blast Quote by Ben Katchor

I remember as a child going to an exhibit about the Soviet Union, and every paper had this alien smell. The paper and the…

— Ben Katchor

In America, there's a very long tradition of a comic strip that comes in newspapers, which is not true all over the world. To…

— Ben Katchor

There's a real connection between the history of print in Europe and nationalism, and how those two things could be formed. I think they…

— Ben Katchor

I never wore a watch. I always depend on public clocks, and stores have clocks, but that is strange.

— Ben Katchor

I was born Moishe Ketzelbourd but the Indians call me Maurice Cougar.

— Ben Katchor

The basis of national identity is to say, "This is authentic to me or my forebears," and is there even such a thing? How…

— Ben Katchor

I live in an apartment building built in 1925, and it hasn't been heavily renovated, so I feel very much connected to that time…

— Ben Katchor

You can have your own watch and always doubt it. If I had a watch I'd probably always be doubting it or the batteries…

— Ben Katchor

The funny thing is, nationalism only could have come about in Europe after the invention of printing. You could have this thing that was…

— Ben Katchor

You know how misleading an image is. You see an image in the newspaper, if they left the caption off, good luck knowing what's…

— Ben Katchor

The click [of a light switch] is the modern triumphal clarion proceeding us through life, announcing our entry into every lightless room.

— Ben Katchor

“You see these unsold goods taking up space in busy stores and ask yourself, 'Who would ever buy such a thing? To whose antiquated…

— Ben Katchor