Allsburg Books Quotes & Sayings

It did occur to me that certainly African-Americans are not underserved in picture books, but those books are almost all about specifically black experiences. — Chris Van Allsburg

It seems to me that not only the writing in most children's books condescends to kids, but so does the art. I don't want to do that. — Chris Van Allsburg

I have no words to express my sadness, grief, and frustration. I never thought Bengali people could do such a heinous and atrocious thing. My heart goes out to those innocent victims and their families. — Debasish Mridha

I'm not surprised that my books appeal to adults. — Chris Van Allsburg

Book lovers love books!" her mother announced. "There's romance about the books- even having them seems to have a kind of excitement."
from Mr. Linden's Library by Walter Dean Myers — Chris Van Allsburg

I don't like to get scared - it's not one of the emotions I enjoy. So I have to assume that if there are scary things in my books, they aren't very scary. — Chris Van Allsburg

What kids are exposed to on television is more frightening and horrifying than what they see in my books. — Chris Van Allsburg

The past is reinvented and becomes the future. But the lineage is everything. — Philip Glass

I try to satisfy the desires that people have to have their books personalized. That's a value, or feature, of bibliophilia that may vanish. How do you get your e-book signed? The idea of people standing in line to get my signature in their book, it's hard to turn them away. — Chris Van Allsburg

There's no such thing as an unsent Christian. You have already been SENT. — Alan Hirsch

Stalking is an underrated startup strategy. — Linda Rottenberg

I don't like to travel. Yet all my books seem to involve a journey. — Chris Van Allsburg

I am never really surprised at the way my books take shape. They are just not as perfect as I'd like them to be. — Chris Van Allsburg

No mistakes can be make during rehearsals, only progress toward what works best. — Jim Jarmusch

Authors of books are not given very much control over the films that are made from their books. — Chris Van Allsburg