My House Had Suddenly Turned Into A

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.

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.

Having An Eye Patch Actually Makes It Easier To Look Through A Camera - I Don't Have To Close One Eye Like Everyone Else.

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.

You Can Make Up Your Own Story When You Look At A Photo.