Brian Selznick: Quotes about the world

Brian Selznick is American children's illustrator and writer. Explore interesting quotes on world.

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“Ben wished the world was organized by the Dewey decimal system. That way you'd be able to find whatever you were looking for.”

Brian Selznick book Wonderstruck

Source: Wonderstruck

“In that moment, the machinery of the world lined up. Somewhere a clock struck midnight, and Hugo's future seemed to fall perfectly into place.”

Brian Selznick book The Invention of Hugo Cabret

Source: The Invention of Hugo Cabret

“It's funny, I grew up in a happy family with loving parents, but I've killed off a lot of parents in these books. The orphan in children's literature, allows the child protagonist to move the story forward themselves. I think that, however happy a family, every intelligent child thinks: 'How did I come to be born to these parents?”

Brian Selznick

it is about finding your place in the world. <br class="br">Source: Brian Selznick: how Scorsese's Hugo drew inspiration from his magical book https://www.theguardian.com/books/2012/feb/11/brian-selznick-hugo-martin-scorsese (February 11, 2012)