Well, everything surprises me about the writing process because illustrating comes much more naturally to me than writing does.

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.

You can make up your own story when you look at a photo.

I hope the snow covers everything so all the footsteps are silenced, and the whole city can be at peace.

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.

I think I always knew that I would do something with art because it was the one thing that I knew I was really good at.

I like to imagine that the world is one big machine. You know, machines never have any extra parts. They have the exact number and type of parts they need. So I figure if the entire world is a big machine, I have to be here for some reason. And that means you have to be here for some reason, too.