Chris Ware Quotes

Chris Ware — American Artist born on December 28, 1967,

Franklin Christenson "Chris" Ware, is an American cartoonist known for his Acme Novelty Library series and the graphic novels Jimmy Corrigan, the Smartest Kid on Earth and Building Stories. His works explore themes of social isolation, emotional torment and depression. He tends to use a vivid color palette and realistic, meticulous detail. His lettering and images are often elaborate and sometimes evoke the ragtime era or another early 20th-century American design style. Ware often refers to himself in the publicity for his work in self-effacing, even withering tones. He is considered by some critics and fellow notable illustrators and writers, such as Dave Eggers, to be among the best currently working in the medium; Canadian graphic-novelist Seth has said, "Chris really changed the playing field. After him, a lot of really started to scramble and go, 'Holy, I think I have to try harder.'".. (wikipedia)

Lately, I can't shake the feeling that I've been living a dream for the last 10 years or so; I can't account for most of my 20s, and I have to continually remind myself that certain people are dead now and many of my friends have children.

The thing I don't understand is why so often one hears discussion of the fruits of human labor as if it's all the creation of some alien race.

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.

Well, there are better cartoonists now than there ever have been. I firmly believe that. There's some amazing work being done.

I have a preponderance to look smug in photos; something to do with the way my mouth turns up at the corners.