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Drawing a path into creative work

Some quotes describe dreaming of being an illustrator from a young age, long before any writing career began.

Last Updated on Aug 03, 2026

Nov 07, 2020

I'm sometimes a cartoonist, and there's an audience for that, and I'm sometimes an illustrator, and there's an audience for that.

Quotes by Adrian Tomine

Books
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Nov 07, 2020

Balancing an illustrator and author can be tricky, but I was an illustrator mostly before I wrote my books.

Quotes by Tony DiTerlizzi

Dreamed
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Nov 07, 2020

In my youth I dreamed of being an illustrator.

Quotes by Terence Stamp

Nov 07, 2020

As an undergraduate I held many small jobs as an illustrator.

Quotes by Robert T. Bakker

Gothic
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Nov 07, 2020

Before that I wanted to be a magazine illustrator - I probably would have painted Gothic scenes.

Quotes by Ira Levin

Nov 07, 2020

As the years went by I became a writer and illustrator, although exclusively of fantasies.

Quotes by Chris Van Allsburg

Early
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Nov 07, 2020

Fashion illustrator Antonio Lopez was a major part of my early career.

Quotes by Andre Leon Talley

Others recall the practical side, holding several small illustration jobs and imagining magazine work before settling into a different creative direction.

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