Quotes by Craig Thompson

About Craig Thompson:

Craig Matthew Thompson is a graphic novelist best known for his books Good-bye, Chunky Rice (1999), Blankets (2003), Carnet de Voyage (2004) and Habibi (2011). Thompson has received four Harvey Awards, three Eisner Awards, and two Ignatz Awards. In 2007, his cover design for the Menomena album Friend and Foe received a Grammy nomination for Best Recording Package.
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What does the breathtaking view of the ocean mean without you?

Craig Thompson

And there you have it, Your Highness. Turning a jug of water into gold.

Craig Thompson

Pressed against her I can hear eternity -- hollow, lonely spaces and currents that churn ceaselessly, and the fallen snow welcomes the falling snow with a whispered "Hush".

Craig Thompson

We experience a discomfort that may be foreign to others, but that pain opens up a world of beauty. Wouldn't you think?

Craig Thompson

I wanted a heaven. And I grew up striving for that world-- an eternal world- that would wash away my temporary misery.

Craig Thompson

Something about being rejected at Church Camp felt so much more awful than being rejected at school.

Craig Thompson

Except heaven is a hope , and eden is a memory .

Craig Thompson

How satisfying it is to leave a mark on a blank surface. To make a map of my movement - no matter how temporary.

Craig Thompson

Shame is always easier to handle if you have someone to share it with.

Craig Thompson

Barely grazing, detouring, then connecting.

Craig Thompson

And that's my comfort--that someone else was there and experienced the same thing. How else could I know it was real and not merely a dream?

Craig Thompson

I grew up in a very working-class family and also a very fundamentalist Christian family. So, we didn't have access to the arts in the house in any form other than the Sunday funnies.

Craig Thompson

I had this desire to understand Islam better and then focus on the beauty of Arabic and Islamic cultures. And one of the first things to emerge was Arabic calligraphy, which was instantly inspiring.

Craig Thompson

In 2005, I did a lot on 'Habibi' and a lot of business stuff. I got an agent that year.

Craig Thompson

My dad was a plumber, and my mom was on and off again, either a stay-at-home mom or working with the disabled as a visiting-nurse assistant.

Craig Thompson

I grew up in a very fundamentalist, evangelical Christian household. Both my parents were born-again - their faith infused every aspect of my childhood. I'll probably spend most of my life working through that.

Craig Thompson

I think with 'Chunky Rice,' it felt novel to me to give this emo twist on these funny animals.

Craig Thompson

I think you can still look to Jesus' word for guidance in your life. It's just not the guidance that it seems like most Christians are applying to their own lives.

Craig Thompson

I think there is some overlap in terms of artistic desires and Christian desires.

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I'm still down with Jesus. I like to think of him mostly as a social revolutionary who mixed with bad crowds and hated the rich.

Craig Thompson

Author Bio

  • NameCraig Thompson
  • DescriptionAmerican graphic novelist
  • BornSeptember 21, 1975
  • CountryUnited States Of America
  • ProfessionComics Artist