The opportunity to create a small world between two pieces of cardboard, where time exists yet stands still, where people talk and I tell them what to say, is exciting and rewarding. Chris Van Allsburg More Quotes by Chris Van Allsburg More Quotes From Chris Van Allsburg I was about 28-29 when I wrote my first story, and that was called 'The Garden of Abdul Gasazi.' Chris Van Allsburg about first story garden