My House Had Suddenly Turned

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.

Like A Mermaid Rising From An Ocean Of Paper, The Girl Emerged Across The Room.

A Friend Suggested That I Get A Job At A Children's Book Store So I Could Meet Kids And Read Books, And That Turned Out To Be The Single Best Bit Of Advice I've Ever Gotten.

In That Moment, The Machinery Of The World Lined Up. Somewhere A Clock Struck Midnight, And Hugo's Future Seemed To Fall Perfectly Into Place.

He Wished He Was With His Mom In Her Library, Where Everything Was Safe And Numbered And Organized By The Dewey Decimal System. Ben Wished The World Was Organized By The Dewey Decimal System. That Way You'd Be Able To Find Whatever You Were Looking For, Like The Meaning Of Your Dream, Or Your Dad.