There seems to be a peculiar kind of clamor for comics. And I’m not sure how much a part of reality that is. I think partly it’s based on some idea that comics are what everybody wants to read – and I don’t think that’s the case. Chris Ware Read Quote
The thing I don’t understand is why so often one hears discussion of the fruits of human labor as if it’s all the creation of some alien race. Chris Ware Read Quote
I don’t think of myself as an illustrator. I think of myself as a cartoonist. I write the story with pictures – I don’t illustrate the story with the pictures. Chris Ware Read Quote
My grandmother was an unparalleled storyteller who gave me a preview of how life might turn out, and also fortified my empathy. Chris Ware Read Quote
One of the things that appealed to me most about comics was that you can pick the ones you like and build your own personal pantheon. Chris Ware Read Quote
When I was 11 years old, I thought, ‘All I really wanna be able to do is my own comic book,’ and I’m doing it. I don’t have any other real ambitions. I have nothing to conquer at all. Chris Ware Read Quote
I still can’t get over the idea that respectable adults now go to see superhero movies and that such films get reviewed in the ‘New Yorker.’ Clearly, I am seriously out of step with the times. Chris Ware Read Quote
