"I start drawing, and eventually the characters involve themselves in a situation. Then in the end, I go back and try to cut out most of the preachments"
- Dr. Seuss
About this Quote
In this quote, Dr. Seuss is describing his imaginative process for writing and illustrating his precious children's books. He explains that he begins by drawing, permitting his imagination to take over and develop characters that come to life on the page. As the story unfolds, these characters find themselves in numerous scenarios, including depth and enjoyment to the narrative. However, Dr. Seuss acknowledges that often he may get carried away with his own concepts and end up including a lot of ethical lessons or "preachments" in the story. In order to maintain the enjoyable and whimsy of his books, he returns and modifies out these preachy elements, guaranteeing that his stories remain amusing and engaging for young readers.
This quote is written / told by Dr. Seuss between March 2, 1904 and September 24, 1991. He was a famous Writer from USA.
The author also have 21 other quotes.
"Homer's whole language, the language in which he lived, the language that he breathed, because he never saw it, or certainly those who formed his tradition never saw it, in characters on the pages. It was all on the tongue and in the ear"
"The Little Friend is a long book. It's also completely different from my first novel: different landscape, different characters, different use of language and diction, different approach to story"
"So if you want to have a great video game-based movie you have to keep the mood of the game, use the normal character setup - but you have to flesh out the story and provide more background for the characters"
"The way I write is that I'll actually have a conversation out loud with myself. In a weird way, I just kind of get schizophrenic and play two characters"
"From beginning to end it's about keeping the energy and the intensity of the story and not doing too much and not doing too little, but just enough so people stay interested and stay involved in the characters"
