The thing I like most about books is that anybody can afford them. They have an innate valuelessness. Chris Ware affordbookinnate Change image and share on social
I had a messy signature as a child, and my grandmother said this suggested I had no regard for other people. She was right. Chris Ware childgrandmothermessy Change image and share on social
Drawing on a computer doesn't make any sense to me. It's not intuitive. Chris Ware computerdrawintuitive Change image and share on social
I don't think there's any independent cartoonist whose stuff I don't like or respect in at least some way or another. We're all marginal laborers - we're practically medical oddities - so I don't see why we can't all be nice to each other. Chris Ware cartoonistindependentlaborer share on social
Comics, at least in periodical form, exist almost entirely free of any pretense; the critical world of art hardly touches them, and they're 100% personal. Chris Ware artcomiccritical Change image and share on social
My mother was always encouraging about my wanting to be an artist. Chris Ware artistencouragemother Change image and share on social
No one blames themselves if they don't understand a cartoon, as they might with a painting or 'real' art; they simply think it's a bad cartoon. Chris Ware artbadblame Change image and share on social
As I've gotten older I've occasionally found myself nostalgic for earlier periods of solitude, though I realize that's also likely a false nostalgia, as I know there was nothing I wanted more during those periods than to not be alone, whatever that means. Chris Ware earlyfalsefind share on social
When I was a kid, I liked books that just seemed so dense you could lose yourself in them for a whole afternoon. They were like their own whole world. Chris Ware afternoonbookdense Change image and share on social
Well, there are better cartoonists now than there ever have been. I firmly believe that. There's some amazing work being done. Chris Ware amazecartoonistfirmly Change image and share on social
