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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 where everything has a place, everything belongs.

~Brian Selznick

Topics: Anywhere Belong Belongs Certain Everything Feel Institution Kids Library Like Museum Place Think Where Who I Think

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I love being an illustrator because I get to read really great stories, work with amazing people, travel and see places I never would've seen. And I get to draw all the time.

~Brian Selznick

Topics: Amazing Amazing People Because Being Draw Get Great Great Stories Illustrator Love Never People Places Read Really See Seen Stories Time Travel Work I Love

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The orphan in children's literature allows the child protagonist to move the story forward themselves. I think that, however happy a family, every intelligent child thinks: 'How did I come to be born to these parents?' - it is about finding your place in the world.

~Brian Selznick

Topics: About Born Child Children Come Did Every Family Finding Forward Happy How However Intelligent Literature Move Orphan Parents Place Protagonist Story Themselves Think Thinks World Your I Think

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I majored in illustration at the Rhode Island School of Design, although I never had any intention of being an illustrator and didn't take any classes in illustration there. It was just that the illustration degree had no requirements.

~Brian Selznick

Topics: Although Any Being Classes Degree Design Had Illustration Illustrator Intention Island Just Never Requirements Rhode Rhode Island School Take

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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 you have to dumb down what you would normally write for kids. But I think you have to work harder when you write for kids, to make sure every word is right, that it's there for the right reason.

~Brian Selznick

Topics: Because Down Dumb Easy Every Harder Kids Lot Make Normally People Reason Right Smart Sure Think Who Word Work Would Write You I Think

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I guess I see a part of myself in everyone I write about. I tend to write about kids who are obsessed with something, and even though I have never been good with machines the way Hugo is, I did love miniature things when I was a kid.

~Brian Selznick

Topics: About Been Did Even Everyone Good Guess Hugo Kid Kids Love Machines Miniature Myself Never Obsessed Part See Something Tend Things Though Way Who Write I See I Write

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I can draw pencil lines to show something is moving, but if I'm writing, I struggle with how to write it. The boy ran down the hallway? The boy ran quickly down the hallway? The boy ran down the marble hallway? I agonize over the words. So my editor works very hard. I'm lucky to have her.

~Brian Selznick

Topics: Boy Down Draw Editor Hallway Hard Her How Lines Lucky Marble Moving Over Pencil Quickly Ran Show Something Struggle Very Words Works Write Writing I Can

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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 big shoebox full of unfinished ideas.

~Brian Selznick

Topics: Big Full Given How Idea Ideas Illustrated Million Once Should Story Unfinished

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For most of my career I illustrated books for other people.

~Brian Selznick

Topics: Books Career Illustrated Most Other People

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Since I spend such a long time making each book, I only choose books that I'm really interested in and that I really love.

~Brian Selznick

Topics: Book Books Choose Each Interested Long Long Time Love Making Only Really Since Spend Such A Long Time Time

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Biography

Nationality: American

Type: Artist

Born: July 14th, 1966

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