I address you all tonight for who you truly are: wizards, mermaids, travelers, adventurers, and magicians. You are the true dreamers.

- Brian Selznick

My house had suddenly turned into a hospital ward.

- Brian Selznick

If you lose your purpose ... it's like you're broken.

- Brian Selznick

You can make up your own story when you look at a photo.

- Brian Selznick

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

If you've ever wondered where your dreams come from when you go to sleep at night, just look around. This is where they are made.

- Brian Selznick

She walked to the rear door and took out a bobby pin from her pocket. Hugo watched as she fiddled with the pin inside the lock until it clicked and t…

- Brian Selznick

Even if all the clocks in the station break down, thought Hugo, time won't stop. Not even if you really want it to. Like now.

- Brian Selznick

I think when I'm drawing, I'm seeing what's happening on the page almost as if it were unfolding like a movie in my head.

- Brian Selznick