He wished he was with his mom in her library, where everything was safe and numbered and organized by the Dewey decimal system. Ben wished the world was organized by the Dewey decimal system. That way you'd be able to find whatever you were looking for, like the meaning of your dream, or your dad. Brian Selznick
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Ben was very confused about his dad. He thought his mom would know how to deal with this, but she didn't. She didn't even know her brother was in the hospital, or that he had a fever, or that he'd lost weight. She thought everything was fine.

Ben wished the world was organized by the Dewey decimal system. That way you'd be able to find whatever you were looking for, like the meaning of your dream, or your dad.

Source: Wonderstruck

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