"I write for what's left of the eight-year-old……" — Chris Van Allsburg
"I write for what's left of the eight-year-old still rattling around inside my head"
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38 Quotes by Chris Van Allsburg
Chris Van Allsburg has 38 quotes on this site.
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As much as I'd like to meet the tooth fairy on an evening walk, I don't really believe it can…
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Santa is our culture's only mythic figure truly believed in by a large percentage of the population. It's a fact…
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The Dick, Jane, and Spot primers have gone to that bookshelf in the sky. I have, in some ways, a…
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There was a great deal of peer recognition to be gained in elementary school by being able to draw well.…
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I pore over every word on the cereal box at breakfast, often more than once. You can ask me anything…
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The Polar Express was the easiest of my picture book manuscripts to write... Once I realized the train was going…
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The idea of the extraordinary happening in the context of the ordinary is what's fascinating to me
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Some artists claim praise is irrelevant in measuring the success of art, but I think it's quite relevant. Besides, it…
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There must be something to think about at the end.
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Certain peer pressures encourage little fingers to learn how to hold a football instead of a crayon. I confess to…
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The opportunity to create a small world between two pieces of cardboard, where time exists yet stands still, where people…
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Following my muse has worked out pretty well so far. I can't see any reason to change the formula now.
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