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title: "3 Clocks Quotes By Brian Selznick"
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> [“Time can play all sorts of tricks on you. In the blink of an eye, babies appear in carriages, coffins disappear into…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/brian-selznick/time-can-play-all-sorts-of-tricks-on-you-in-the-blink-of-an-eye/)

[Brian Selznick](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/brian-selznick/)

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> [What interests me about clocks is that everything is hand-made, and yet to the person looking at the clock, something magical is…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/brian-selznick/what-interests-me-about-clocks-is-that-everything-is-hand-made-and/)

[Brian Selznick](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/brian-selznick/)

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> [Even if all the clocks in the station break down, thought Hugo, time won't stop. Not even if you really want it…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/brian-selznick/even-if-all-the-clocks-in-the-station-break-down-thought-hugo-time/)

[Brian Selznick](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/brian-selznick/)

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## Other authors on Clocks

## More by Brian Selznick

> [It's fun to see how other artists adapt my work.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/brian-selznick/it-s-fun-to-see-how-other-artists-adapt-my-work/)

[Brian Selznick](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/brian-selznick/)

> [“Then you know Prometheus was rescued in the end. His chains were broken, and he was finally set free." The old man squinted one…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/brian-selznick/then-you-know-prometheus-was-rescued-in-the-end-his-chains-were/)

[Brian Selznick](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/brian-selznick/)

> [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/brian-selznick/i-ve-always-loved-children-s-books-it-s-not-that-i-didn-t-like-them-i/)

[Brian Selznick](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/brian-selznick/)

> [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/brian-selznick/a-lot-of-people-who-don-t-write-for-kids-think-it-s-easy-because-they/)

[Brian Selznick](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/brian-selznick/)

> [“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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/brian-selznick/that-night-cold-and-alone-joseph-had-thought-he-d-found-a-portal-into/)

[Brian Selznick](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/brian-selznick/)

> [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/brian-selznick/once-i-m-given-an-idea-for-a-story-i-have-a-million-ideas-on-how-it/)

[Brian Selznick](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/brian-selznick/)

> [“Time can play all sorts of tricks on you. In the blink of an eye, babies appear in carriages, coffins disappear into the ground,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/brian-selznick/time-can-play-all-sorts-of-tricks-on-you-in-the-blink-of-an-eye/)

[Brian Selznick](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/brian-selznick/)

> [“Did you ever notice that all machines are made for some reason? … They are built to make you laugh, like the mouse here,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/brian-selznick/did-you-ever-notice-that-all-machines-are-made-for-some-reason-they/)

[Brian Selznick](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/brian-selznick/)

> [I address you all tonight for who you truly are: wizards, mermaids, travelers, adventurers, and magicians. You are the true dreamers.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/brian-selznick/i-address-you-all-tonight-for-who-you-truly-are-wizards-mermaids/)

[Brian Selznick](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/brian-selznick/)

> [I've been taking art lessons since I was little, and I've always drawn. I think in pictures.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/brian-selznick/i-ve-been-taking-art-lessons-since-i-was-little-and-i-ve-always-drawn/)

[Brian Selznick](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/brian-selznick/)

> [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/brian-selznick/what-interests-me-about-clocks-is-that-everything-is-hand-made-and/)

[Brian Selznick](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/brian-selznick/if-you-ve-ever-wondered-where-your-dreams-come-from-when-you-go-to/)

[Brian Selznick](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/brian-selznick/)

> [“Yes, I've been trying to tell all night to tell you,' said the bat. 'But you wouldn't stop fighting me. It was very annoying.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/brian-selznick/yes-i-ve-been-trying-to-tell-all-night-to-tell-you-said-the-bat-but/)

[Brian Selznick](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/brian-selznick/)

> [I think I always knew that I would do something with art because it was the one thing that I knew I was really…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/brian-selznick/i-think-i-always-knew-that-i-would-do-something-with-art-because-it/)

[Brian Selznick](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/brian-selznick/)

> [I think everything belongs in a certain place, for kids who feel they don't belong anywhere. A museum is an institution like a library…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/brian-selznick/i-think-everything-belongs-in-a-certain-place-for-kids-who-feel-they/)

[Brian Selznick](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/brian-selznick/)

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