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The Invention of Hugo Cabret
Brian Selznick
Top 10 Best Quotes
“I address you all tonight for who you truly are: wizards, mermaids, travelers, adventurers, and magicians. You are the true dreamers.”
“Maybe we are all cabinets of wonders.”
“I like to imagine that the world is one big machine. You know, machines never have any extra parts. They have the exact number and type of parts they need. So I figure if the entire world is a big machine, I have to be here for some reason. And that means you have to be here for some reason, too.”
“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.”
“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 made. ”
“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.”
“As I look out at all of you gathered here, I want to say that I don't see a room full of Parisians in top hats and diamonds and silk dresses. I don't see bankers and housewives and store clerks. No. I address you all tonight as you truly are: wizards, mermaids, travelers, adventurers, and magicians. You are the true dreamers.”
“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.”
“I hope the snow covers everything so all the footsteps are silenced, and the whole city can be at peace. ”
“Sometimes I come up here at night...just to look at the city. I like to imagine that the world is one big machine. You know, machines never have any extra parts. They have the exact number and type of parts they need. So I figure if the entire world is a big machine, I have to be here for some reason. And that means you have to be here for some reason, too.”
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inspiration, whimsical, machine, usefulness, thought-provoking, mermaids, dreamers, wizard, travel, magic, analogy