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“Like a mermaid rising from an ocean of paper, the girl emerged across the room.”

Work

This book is a richly illustrated novel that intertwines the story of Hugo, an orphan living in the walls of a Paris train station, with the mysteries surrounding a broken automaton and the life of a reclusive film director. It explores themes of loss, discovery, and the power of storytelling. more

Author

Brian Selznick

Born on July 14, 1966, Brian Selznick is a renowned illustrator. His works are known for their unique style and emotional expression, which have won him great popularity among readers. more

“And you are worth the time it takes to take the time to get to know you. We've managed to muttle through the awkward stage of i like you and you like me, but when we both finally said 'yes' life became a multiple choice test, not knowing anything we became each others best guess. and, holding your hand is less like exploration and more like discovery. lady, i don't have to study you to be sure. you're the choice i made before i knew what the other choices were”

Knows Made Said Hands Choices Knowing Study Stage Like You Discovery Tests Like Me Exploration Awkward Not Knowing Multiple I Like You Multiple Choice

Author:Shane Koyczan

“I have wrestled with death. It is the most unexciting contest you can imagine. It takes place in an impalpable greyness, with nothing underfoot, with nothing around, without spectators, without clamour, without glory, without the great desire of victory, without the great fear of defeat, in a sickly atmostphere of tepid scepticism, without much belief in your own right, and still less in that of your adversary.”

Stills Desire Belief Imagine Victory Glory Defeat Contests Spectators Adversaries Scepticism Clamour

Book:Greatest Works of Joseph Conrad: Heart of Darkness, Nostromo, The Duel, Lord Jim, Victory, The Shadow-Line, The Arrow of Gold, The Secret Agent, The Nigger of the Narcissus & Under Western Eyes: Classics of World Literature from One of the Greatest English Novelists (Including Author’s Memoirs, Letters & Critical Essays)

Source: Greatest Works of Joseph Conrad: Heart of Darkness, Nostromo, The Duel, Lord Jim, Victory, The Shadow-Line, The Arrow of Gold, The Secret Agent, The Nigger of the Narcissus & Under Western Eyes: Classics of World Literature from One of the Greatest English Novelists (Including Author’s Memoirs, Letters & Critical Essays)

“from the beginning, through the middle years and up to the end: too bad, too bad, too bad.”

Years Ends Middle

Book:sifting through the madness for the word, the line, the way: New Poems

Source: sifting through the madness for the word, the line, the way: New Poems

“There are deeper strata of truth in cinema, and there is such a thing as poetic, ecstatic truth. It is mysterious and elusive, and can be reached only through fabrication and imagination and stylization.”

Imagination Deeper Mysterious Cinema Poetic Elusive Ecstatic Fabrication

Book:CINEMA, THOUGHT, LIFE. Conversations with Fata Morgana

Source: CINEMA, THOUGHT, LIFE. Conversations with Fata Morgana

“I have this real moron thing I do? It's called thinking.”

Thinking Real Moron

Book:Last Words

Source: Last Words