“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

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American children's illustrator and writer 1966

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