I like Thomas Jefferson, though he intimidated me. I thought he would have been very tough to be around. I don't know if he had such a sense of humor. Maira Kalman humorintimidatejefferson Change image and share on social
It is impossible to know what fate will bring. If you love to write or paint, you will keep on writing or painting, and things will either work out or not, and you just have to keep being in the process. Maira Kalman bringfateimpossible share on social
I still do have the little lunch bag that my mother made out of a towel and embroidered with my name on it for when I went to kindergarten. Maira Kalman bagembroiderkindergarten Change image and share on social
If I could never work again and I could just listen to music and walk, I'd be very, very happy. Maira Kalman happylistenmusic Change image and share on social
I don't like plots. I don't know what a plot means. I can't stand the idea of anything that starts in the beginning - you know, 'beginning, middle and end.' Maira Kalman beginendidea Change image and share on social
My workspace is defined by books, ephemera, quiet and light. I don't have a computer, telephone or a fax machine there. Maira Kalman bookcomputerdefine Change image and share on social
In any work you do, you can be profound one minute, and then you be superficial the next, and you can be smart and insightful and then insipid. There can be room for all that. Maira Kalman insightfulinsipidminute Change image and share on social
I don't like anything permanent; I have to be able to flee. You have to be able to flee at a moment's notice. Maira Kalman fleemomentnotice Change image and share on social
You'd have to be completely crazy not to be influenced by and take from other artists. It's completely impossible not to. Maira Kalman artistcompletelycrazy Change image and share on social
I'm in a complete state of panic before I begin something because I'm sure that it's going to be a complete disaster. I'm going to do a worse job than anybody could ever imagine anybody doing on the planet Earth. Maira Kalman badlybegincomplete share on social
