Like A Mermaid Rising From An Ocean

She Walked To The Rear Door And Took Out A Bobby Pin From Her Pocket. Hugo Watched As She Fiddled With The Pin Inside The Lock Until It Clicked And The Door Opened. "how Did You Learn To Do That?" Asked Hugo. "books," Answered Isabelle.

Maybe We Are All Cabinets Of Wonders.

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.

My House Had Suddenly Turned Into A Hospital Ward.

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.