I've always loved children's books - it's not that I didn't like them, I just didn't think I wanted to do that.… — Brian Selznick Copy Share Image
“Hugo headed off toward the door to leave, but the bookstore was warm and quiet, and the teetering piles of books fascinated… — Brian Selznick Copy Share Image
The orphan in children's literature allows the child protagonist to move the story forward themselves. I think that, however happy a family,… — Brian Selznick Copy Share Image
Since I spend such a long time making each book, I only choose books that I'm really interested in and that I… — Brian Selznick Copy Share Image
A lot of times, people complain about how books and stories change when they're translated to the screen. But I think sometimes… — Brian Selznick Copy Share Image
A friend suggested that I get a job at a children's book store so I could meet kids and read books, and… — Brian Selznick Copy Share Image
“Sometimes I come up here at night, even when I'm not fixing the clocks, just to look at the city. I like… — Brian Selznick Copy Share Image
“Then you know Prometheus was rescued in the end. His chains were broken, and he was finally set free." The old man squinted one… — Brian Selznick Copy Share Image
I've always loved children's books - it's not that I didn't like them, I just didn't think I wanted to do that. But then… — Brian Selznick Copy Share Image
A lot of people who don't write for kids think it's easy, because they think kids aren't as smart as they are, or that… — Brian Selznick Copy Share Image
“That night, cold and alone, Joseph had thought he'd found a portal into the past. But he'd been wrong. It was a vision of… — Brian Selznick Copy Share Image
Once I'm given an idea for a story I have a million ideas on how it should be illustrated, but I don't have a… — Brian Selznick Copy Share Image
“Time can play all sorts of tricks on you. In the blink of an eye, babies appear in carriages, coffins disappear into the ground,… — Brian Selznick Copy Share Image
“Did you ever notice that all machines are made for some reason? … They are built to make you laugh, like the mouse here,… — Brian Selznick Copy Share Image
I address you all tonight for who you truly are: wizards, mermaids, travelers, adventurers, and magicians. You are the true dreamers. — Brian Selznick Copy Share Image
I've been taking art lessons since I was little, and I've always drawn. I think in pictures. — Brian Selznick Copy Share Image
What interests me about clocks is that everything is hand-made, and yet to the person looking at the clock, something magical is happening that… — Brian Selznick Copy Share Image
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… — Brian Selznick Copy Share Image
