“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.”
― The Invention of Hugo Cabret
Like now.”
― The Invention of Hugo Cabret
“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.”
― The Invention of Hugo Cabret
― The Invention of Hugo Cabret
“I hope the snow covers everything so all the footsteps are silenced, and the whole city can be at peace. ”
― The Invention of Hugo Cabret
― The Invention of Hugo Cabret
“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.”
― The Invention of Hugo Cabret
― The Invention of Hugo Cabret
“My house had suddenly turned into a hospital ward.”
― The Invention of Hugo Cabret
― The Invention of Hugo Cabret
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