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

Brian Selznick

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Brian Selznick
Age: 58
Born: 1966
Born: July 14
Illustrator
Novelist
Puppeteer
Writer
East Brunswick
NJ
Everything
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Surprises
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