If You Lose Your Purpose ... It's

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.

I Think When I'm Drawing, I'm Seeing What's Happening On The Page Almost As If It Were Unfolding Like A Movie In My Head.

I Love Illustrating For Other Writers Because I Am Given Stories I Never Would Have Thought Of, And My Work As An Illustrator Is Always In Support Of The Story.

I Guess I See A Part Of Myself In Everyone I Write About. I Tend To Write About Kids Who Are Obsessed With Something, And Even Though I Have Never Been Good With Machines The Way Hugo Is, I Did Love Miniature Things When I Was A Kid.

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 You're Broken.