Sometimes I get worried I'm getting too caught up in the nauseatingly oily smoothness of my own line, when all I'm trying to do is make it as clear as possible. Chris Ware catchclearline Change image and share on social
I believe that the development of language - of naming, categorization, conceptualization - destroys our ability to see as we age. Chris Ware abilityagecategorization Change image and share on social
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 ambitionbookcomic Change image and share on social
My head looks like an uncooked ham with glasses. Chris Ware glasshamhead Change image and share on social
The first thing I do when I get up is I look out the window. I've been looking at the same image for six years. It's imprinted in my mind like an afterimage template. Chris Ware afterimagehaveimage Change image and 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
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
My mother was always encouraging about my wanting to be an artist. Chris Ware artistencouragemother Change image and 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
I can definitely say that of all my friends who I consider to be really great cartoonists, we're all trying to aim at basically the same thing, which is an ever closer representation of what it feels like to be alive. Chris Ware aimalivebasically share on social
