Author: Shaun Tan

Quotes

Seeing your work in print is exciting, especially when you're young. It's that feeling that you have some effect on the world outside of your immediate neighbourhood.

Seeing your work in print is exciting, especially when you're young. It's that feeling that you have some effect on the world outside of your immediate neighbourhood.

- Shaun Tan

Illustrating is more about communicating specific ideas to a reader. Painting is more like pure science, more about the act of painting.

Illustrating is more about communicating specific ideas to a reader. Painting is more like pure science, more about the act of painting.

- Shaun Tan

It's only a very small percentage of creative thinking that ends up connecting with a wider audience, and even then, any success is quite unpredictable.

It's only a very small percentage of creative thinking that ends up connecting with a wider audience, and even then, any success is quite unpredictable.

- Shaun Tan

Animals represent the abstract notion of acceptance. Living with these funny creatures - you kind of have to accept them. It's like a test in a way.

Animals represent the abstract notion of acceptance. Living with these funny creatures - you kind of have to accept them. It's like a test in a way.

- Shaun Tan

Good and bad ideas both come from the same fountain of speculation and experiment.

Good and bad ideas both come from the same fountain of speculation and experiment.

- Shaun Tan

I think 'The Road' is a good example of a book everyone should read, but I wouldn't recommend it to young kids.

I think 'The Road' is a good example of a book everyone should read, but I wouldn't recommend it to young kids.

- Shaun Tan

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