53 Quotes by Chip Kidd

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.

I am all for the iPad, but trust me – smelling it will get you nowhere.

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’.

Even if I wasn’t a Japanophile, I would still use chopsticks all the time, for all kinds of cuisine. Especially salads, which can be unwieldy on a fork. The cultural difference between selecting your food and stabbing it is symbolic of the quiet simplicity of the East versus the blunt directness of the West.

I had no idea what I was doing, I had no idea where I was going, but at some point I stopped – when to keep going would seem like I was going too far.

My longing for someone to talk to made Himillsy the lightning bug in my honey jar. I punched holes in the lid so she could breathe.

I find that the older I get, the clearer I want things to be. I think this is a natural symptom of maturation – as we age, mysteries pile up, and they’re usually not the fun ones: Just how long do I have? Why do some people get what they deserve, and others don’t? Why are certain problems so easy to solve, while others are totally impossible? Will they ever, ever bring working jetpacks to the marketplace?

I'm a very slow reader.