Quentin Blake Quotes

Quentin Blake

Quentin Blake

English Cartoonist

Born: Dec 16, 1932

Draw Like People Think Work You

Inspiration is some mysterious blessing which happens when the wheels are turning smoothly. Quentin Blake

Blessing Some Inspiration Mysterious Smoothly Wheels Happens Which Turning

Going to hospital is rather like going to an alien planet. Quentin Blake

Alien Rather Hospital Like Going Planet

I think it is important for children to read different things to find out about their emotions and other people's emotions. It is an enormous source of education and culture. Quentin Blake

Education Culture People Emotions Important Think Enormous Other I Think Out Find About Read Source Children Different Different Things Things

As an illustrator you need to understand the human body - but having looked at and understood nature, you must develop an ability to look away and capture the balance between what you've seen and what you imagine. Quentin Blake

It was an accident of circumstance that I never married. Quentin Blake

Accident Circumstance Married Never

If you want to read and you want to draw, that helps you to express yourself. Quentin Blake

You Yourself Draw Read Want Express Helps Express Yourself

A lot of my travel is at least partly work, visiting schools and libraries, especially in France. Quentin Blake

Work Travel France Libraries Visiting Schools Partly Least Lot

Sometimes people think drawing and painting is mucking about when actually it is a highly skilled activity. Quentin Blake

People Sometimes Painting Think Drawing About Highly Skilled Activity Actually

I find that I can't work and listen to radio - either I find I don't like it and it distracts me, or I do like it and I want to listen to it. Quentin Blake

Work Me Find Like Listen Want Either Radio

I'm trained as a teacher; that's the only thing I've got a certificate for. Quentin Blake

Teacher Only Got Trained The Only Thing Certificate Thing