Cornelia Funke quotes - page 4

I will try to write books until I drop dead. (Cornelia Funke)
And I plan to write a sequel to Dragon Rider. View quote
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I like a composer called Henry Purcell, and I love to listen to Neil Young. View quote
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My son always says I like very weird music. View quote
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Yes, I do enjoy walking at night. The world's more to my liking then, not so loud, not so fast, not so crowded, and a good deal more mysterious. View quote
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My grandmother told stories; she was very good at that. View quote
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I love to read aloud. View quote
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I like to visit my horse, have a walk with my dog. View quote
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I love to read, I love to watch movies, and I love to be with my children. View quote
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Since when does the butterfly ask about the caterpillar? View quote
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Sometimes, when you're sad you don't know what to do, it helps to be angry. But then the tears come back again all the same, and you fall asleep with the salty taste of them on your lips. (Cornelia Funke)
What on earth have you packed in here? Bricks?" asked Mo as he carried Meggie's book-box out of the house. You're the one who says books have to be heavy because the whole world's inside them," said Meggie. View quote
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Farid had brought an invisible guest with him. Fear. View quote
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Beauty and fear make uneasy companions. View quote
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Because fear kills everything," Mo had once told her. "Your mind, your heart, your imagination. View quote
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Thats beautiful! Sad and beautiful," murmured Meggie. Why were sad stories often so beautiful? It was different in real life. View quote
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My dear Elinor, you were obviously born into the wrong story,” said Dustfinger at last. View quote
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-You forgot something important! -What? -It's under my sweater! -WHAT?! -Me! View quote
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Words are immortal - Elinor. View quote
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I prefer a story that has the good sense to stay on the page where it belongs. - Elinor. View quote
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Some books should be tasted, others devoured, but only a few should be chewed and digested thoroughly. (Cornelia Funke)
Sometimes it's a good thing we don't remember things half as well as books do. View quote
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What are stories for if we don't learn from them? View quote
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She wanted to return to her dream. Perhaps it was still somewhere there behind her closed eyelids. Perhaps a little of its happiness still clung like gold dust to her lashes. Don't dreams in fairy tales sometimes leave a token behind? View quote
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Why would we ever want to go back when your world is so accommodating with your telephones and your guns and what's that sticky stuff called... duct tape. View quote
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Cornelia Funke

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Photo: Wikimedia commons, CC BY-SA 3.0
Occupation: German Author
Born: December 10, 1958
Quotes count: 128

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