List of Chip Kidd Quotes

Yes, Garnett Grey Was An Architect. Were A Psychoanalyst To Approach Him From Behind, Tap His Shoulder, And Say 'humanity,' Garrett'd Spin And Respond, Without Hesitation, 'solvable'.

Hey, Have You Heard That One About The Difference Between Me, Wit, And My Loutish Cousin, Hilarity? No? Okay, So I Walk Into A Bar, You See, Very Unassuming, And Order A Martini. Then The Bartender, Hilarity, Hauls Off And Squirts Me In The Face With A Seltzer Bottle, Ruining My N Ice New Camel Hair Suit, Dousing My Monocle And My Watch Fob, Soaking My Cravat. So, Do I Let Him Have What For, And Blow My Top? I Do Not. I Simply Say: Sorry, I Believe I Said 'very Dry'.

I Think The Genre Of Comics Sometimes Overtakes The Medium, And People Assume That They Are Kind Of Frivolous. If You Have A Good, Strong Story Teller, They Can Be As Affecting As Any Character In Literature. Period.

I Still Have A Steady Stream Of Book Cover Work. I'm Grateful For It. Viva Le Book!

Antisappointment. Anticipation Colliding Head-on With The Certainty Of Its Own Doom.

I Often Get Asked, 'is The Book Dead?' It Hasn't Happened Yet. It's Different Than Music. Music Was Always Meant To Be Pure Sound - It Started Out As Pure Sound And Now It's Pure Sound Again. But Books Started Out As Things. Words On Paper Began As Words On Paper. The Paperback Book Is The Best Technology To Deliver That Information To You.

I Am All For The Ipad, But Trust Me - Smelling It Will Get You Nowhere.

I Think Too Many Comic Book Covers Are Way Too Busy, Crammed With Far Too Much Information, Both Visual And Verbal, That Just Becomes A Dull Noise.

What People Really Want, No Matter Who They Are, Is Someone To Listen To Them. ... People Have A Lot On Their Minds, However Trivial, And If You're Simply Willing To Sit There Like A Sack Of Dirt And Let Them Yammer, They Will Tell It To You.

Never Fall In Love With An Idea. They're Whores.

Life Is A Life-long Assignment That Must Be Constantly Analyzed, Clarified, Figured Out, And Responded To Appropriately.

Much Is To Be Gained By Ebooks: Ease, Convenience, Portability. But Something Is Definitely Lost: Tradition, A Sensual Experience, The Comfort Of Thingy-ness - A Little Bit Of Humanity.