Chris Van Allsburg

Quotes

• “At one time, most of my friends could hear the bell, but as years passed, it fell silent for all of them. Even Sarah fou...”
• “The Polar Express is about faith, and the power of imagination to sustain faith. It's also about the desire to reside in...”
• “Santa is our culture's only mythic figure truly believed in by a large percentage of the population. It's a fact that mo...”
• “The general effect of viewing 'Jumanji' is thrilling. I was able to see on film a thing that at one point had only exist...”
• “Book lovers love books!" her mother announced. "There's romance about the books- even having them seems to have a kind o...”
• “The crudest thing I've done as a teacher was to require students to write a national anthem for their country and sing i...”
• “I don't like to travel. Yet all my books seem to involve a journey.”