"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."

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Source : Brian Selznick (2015). “The Invention of Hugo Cabret”, p.375, Scholastic Inc.

Brian Selznick

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“Since sorrow follows joy As autumn does the spring Man must transcend the joys Of earth, which sorrows bring.”
“In closing I wish to say that while I was sorely beset by a number of white riders in my racing days, I have also enjoyed the friendship of countless thousands of white men whom I class as among my closest friends.”

Source : Major Taylor (1928). “The Fastest Bicycle Rider in the World: The Story of a Colored Boy's Indomitable Courage and Success Against Great Odds; an Autobiography”
“Truth: We are the present. We are now. We are the razor's edge of history. The future flies at us and from that dark blur we shape the past. And the past is forever.”
“There are a lot of people in this country who really like my writing. And a lot of writers respect me. But the so-called establishment? They hate me.”

Source : Source: thepoetryquestion.com
“I love an old-school gentleman. Picking me up for dates, sending flowers, holding the door open, I love it all.”
“Piano is like drudgery.”
“Criticism starts - it has to start - with a real passion for reading. It can come in adolescence, even in your twenties, but you must fall in love with poems.”
“I'm not a food critic, and I'm not really an authority to write anything on food.”

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