“Time can play all sorts of tricks on you. In the blink of an eye, babies appear in carriages, coffins disappear into the ground, wars are won and lost, and children transform, like butterflies, into adults. That's what happened to… — Brian Selznick Copy Share Image
“Did you ever notice that all machines are made for some reason?" he asked Isabelle. "They are built to make you laugh, like the mouse here, or to tell the time, like clocks, or to fill you with wonder 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
