Quotes from Wonderstruck

“Ben wished the world was organized by the Dewey decimal system. That way you'd be able to find whatever you were looking for.”
― Brian Selznick, quote from Wonderstruck

“Maybe, thought Ben, we are all cabinets of wonders.”
― Brian Selznick, quote from Wonderstruck

“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.”
― Brian Selznick, quote from Wonderstruck

“Ben remembered reading about curators in "Wonderstruck", and thought about what id meant to curate your own life, as his dad had done here. What would it be like to pick and choose the objects and stories that would go in your own cabinet? How would Ben curate his own life? And then, thinking about his museum box, and his house, and his books, and the secret room, he realized he'd already begun doing it. Maybe, thought Ben, we are all cabinets of wonders.”
― Brian Selznick, quote from Wonderstruck

“We are all cabinets of wonders.”
― Brian Selznick, quote from Wonderstruck

“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.”
― Brian Selznick, quote from Wonderstruck

“What would it be like to pick and choose the objects and stories that would go into your own cabinet?”
― Brian Selznick, quote from Wonderstruck

“Ben had never seen his mother cry before, and it startled him, so he didn't ask again. Right afterward she'd put on her favorite record and played a mysterious song called "Space Oddity," about an astronaut named Major Tom who gets lost in space. She used to listen to the song over and over again. With her eyes closed, she'd place the palm of her hand against the fabric of the speaker, so she could feel it vibrate against her skin.”
― Brian Selznick, quote from Wonderstruck

“A veces, el tiempo cambia las cosas como por arte de magia.”
― Brian Selznick, quote from Wonderstruck

“El mundo estaba lleno de maravillas”
― Brian Selznick, quote from Wonderstruck

“¿Sabes qué, Tortuguita? -le dijo antes de salir de casa hacia el colegio-. De vez en cuando hay que sacar la cabeza de la concha... Habla, sé valiente.”
― Brian Selznick, quote from Wonderstruck

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