Though Iโve grown old, the bell still rings for me as it does for all who truly believe.
Chris Van AllsburgThe idea of the extraordinary happening in the context of the ordinary is what's fascinating to me
Chris Van AllsburgThe inclination to believe in the fantastic may strike some as a failure in logic, or gullibility, but itโs really a gift. A world that might have Bigfoot and the Loch Ness Monster is clearly superior to one that definitely does not.
Chris Van AllsburgSome artists claim praise is irrelevant in measuring the success of art, but I think it's quite relevant. Besides, it makes me feel great.
Chris Van AllsburgI think most people agree there is a component of skill in art making; you have to learn grammar before you learn how to write.
Chris Van AllsburgSome people may contend that there is no image more charming that a child holding a puppy or kitten. But for me that's a distant second. When I see a child clutching a book... to his or her tiny bosom, I'm moved. Children can possess a book in a way they can never possess a video game, a TV show, or a Darth Vader doll. A book comes alive when they read it. They give it life themselves by understanding it.
Chris Van Allsburg