Mariko Tamaki quotes

I try to write to the story, as opposed to writing for the reader... (Mariko Tamaki)
Definitely if I am writing something that feels completely straight, I'll sew some queerness in there, because queerness is always there. It's like when you're writing a cityscape, you need to write in the characters that would be there. To me, not doing that is more of a choice. View quote
Mariko Tamaki
Comics allow you to really subtly do those different perspectives without necessarily telling you explicitly what anyone is thinking, just what they're saying or what they're doing, which is incredibly valuable I think in storytelling. View quote
Mariko Tamaki
Books don't have a nutritional value. Which is to say, we don't just read "good" books because they're good for us. We read to expand our horizons, to understand and connect with something outside ourselves, good and bad. We read to challenge ourselves... View quote
Mariko Tamaki

Mariko Tamaki

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Photo: Gage Skidmore, CC BY-SA 3.0
Occupation: Canadian Writer
Born: December 22, 1975
Quotes count: 4
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