"Maybe that's why a broken machine always makes……" — Brian Selznick
"Maybe that's why a broken machine always makes me a little sad, because it isn't able to do what it was meant to do...Maybe it's the same with people," Hugo continued. "If you lose your purpose...it's like your broken."
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31 Quotes by Brian Selznick
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