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- Nov 07, 2020
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- House
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- Nov 07, 2020
I love the idea of a tiny window between the back stoop and the pantry, where the milkman would pass through the cheese. But of course, there is no milkman anymore. So somebody coming by the house and seeing the window would say, 'Oh, that must be original, because that's where the milkman passed the cheese through to the pantry.'
- Personality
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- Nov 07, 2020
In the same way that a mundane object can have a personality somehow, I try to suggest that a mundane setting can have some menace behind it.
- Like
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- Nov 07, 2020
I like the gizmos that transport people.
- I Am
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- Nov 07, 2020
When somebody says, 'This must be a children's book,' basically they're saying, 'You must be a child.' And so my answer is, 'Well, yes, I guess I am a child.' But I don't think of myself that way.
- Children
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- Nov 07, 2020
I think parents generally know what's best for their children. But I suppose it's possible to be overprotective.
- Enjoy
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- Nov 07, 2020
I don't like to get scared - it's not one of the emotions I enjoy. So I have to assume that if there are scary things in my books, they aren't very scary.
- Nov 07, 2020
I'm sensitive to the things I see.
- Eager
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- Nov 07, 2020
If I'm not working on something, I'm eager to work on something because it's so gratifying.
- Component
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- Nov 07, 2020
I think most people agree there is a component of skill in art making; you have to learn grammar before you learn how to write.
- Culture
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- Nov 07, 2020
I think, for the most part, our culture embraces that artists are born, not made.
- People
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- Nov 07, 2020
I try to satisfy the desires that people have to have their books personalized. That's a value, or feature, of bibliophilia that may vanish. How do you get your e-book signed? The idea of people standing in line to get my signature in their book, it's hard to turn them away.
- My Own
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- Nov 07, 2020
I sculpted for four or five years. Mostly for my own amusement, I decided to do a picture book, and that was kind of a turning point.
- Books
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- Nov 07, 2020