Car Quote by Shaun Tan

“It's as if they take all our questions and offer them straight back: Who are you? Why are you here? What do you want?”

— Shaun Tan

I'm often wary of using the word 'inspiration' to introduce my work -- it sounds too much like a sun shower from the heavens,…

— Shaun Tan

“The green painted concrete out in front of the house, which at first seemed like a novel way to save money on lawn-moving, was…

— Shaun Tan

Depression is the flip side of creative inspiration but it can be useful. It's telling you to stop for a little bit. You can…

— Shaun Tan

“There is an implicit recognition here that important things in life are not always immediately visible, and can't always be named, or even fully…

— Shaun Tan

“terrible fates are inevitable”

— Shaun Tan

What I love about Inuit carving is that it's so narrative, but it doesn't have the temporal dimension of an illustrated picture, where it…

— Shaun Tan

I don't get really inspired the way some people do, buzzing with ideas - it feels like hard work to me... but once I…

— Shaun Tan

“Why do I always listen to your insane plans? Why aren't we at home watching TV like everyone else? What possible difference will any…

— Shaun Tan

“without sense or reason”

— Shaun Tan

“It's funny how these days, when every household has its own inter-continental ballistic missile, you hardly even think about them. . . . A…

— Shaun Tan

The Federal Department of Odds and Ends: sweepus underum carpetae.

— Shaun Tan