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The technology that threatens to kill off books as we know them - the 'physical book,' a new phrase in our language - is also making the physical book capable of being more beautiful than books have been since the middle ages.

~Art Spiegelman

Topics: Ages Also Beautiful Been Being Book Books Capable Know Language Making Middle Middle Ages More New Off Our Phrase Physical Since Technology Than Them Threatens

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Instead of yelling at a TV set, I get to talk.

~Art Spiegelman

Topics: Get Instead Set Talk Tv Tv Set Yelling

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Well, I am not 100 percent sure of the definition of polemic, but it wasn't meant to convince anybody of anything.

~Art Spiegelman

Topics: Am Anybody Anything Convince Definition Meant Percent Polemic Sure Well I Am

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I'm supposed to be making comics, so I had to do it the best way I knew how, which is what those guys at the beginning of the Twentieth Century were doing.

~Art Spiegelman

Topics: Beginning Best Best Way Century Comics Doing Guys Had How Knew Making Supposed Those Twentieth Twentieth Century Way Were Which

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I became comfortable with what I knew would be the process of trying to pick up the pieces of brain that were in the rubble and tried to make some mosaic out of the pieces and that that would be the trajectory.

~Art Spiegelman

Topics: Became Brain Comfortable Knew Make Mosaic Out Pick Pieces Process Some Trajectory Tried Trying Up Were Would

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Some of the reviewers wanted less. Some wanted lots more. Some wanted lots more of something else. But these strips are exactly what they are.

~Art Spiegelman

Topics: Else Exactly Exactly What Less Lots More Reviewers Some Something Something Else Strips Wanted

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With any work worth its salt, you have to trust the author enough to take its measure. And if you apply too many preconceptions, you are not taking its measure.

~Art Spiegelman

Topics: Any Apply Author Enough Many Measure Preconceptions Salt Take Taking Too Trust Work Worth You

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I always have been and will remain someone who loves real, 3D, substantial books. And I don't believe that it's a wistful, nostalgic interest like vinyl collectors. It's not the same thing.

~Art Spiegelman

Topics: Always Been Believe Books Collectors Interest Like Loves Nostalgic Real Remain Same Same Thing Someone Substantial Thing Vinyl Who Will

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I would say that, in the future, the book will be reserved for things that function best as a book. So, if I need a textbook that's going to be out of date because of new technological inventions, you're better off having it where you can download the supplements or the update.

~Art Spiegelman

Topics: Because Best Better Better Off Book Date Download Function Future Going Having Inventions Need New Off Out Reserved Say Supplements Technological Textbook Things Update Where Will Would You

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Biography

Nationality: American

Type: Artist

Born: February 15th, 1948

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