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Cornelia Funke Quotes

Cornelia Funke quotes

Deutsch Author, Writer December 10, 1958

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Cornelia Funke quote: "If I was a book, I would like to be a library book, so I would..."
If I was a book, I would like to be a library book, so I would be taken home by all different sorts of kids. Cornelia Funke
I think we should sometimes read stories where everything's different from our world, don't you agree? There's nothing's like it for teaching us to wonder why trees are green and not red, and why we have five fingers rather than six.'--spoken by The Bluejay, aka Mo the Bookbinder, from 'Inkdeath Cornelia Funke
Every book should begin with attractive endpapers. Preferably in a dark colour: dark red or dark blue, depending on the binding. When you open the book it's like going to the theatre. First you see the curtain. Then it's pulled aside and the show begins. Cornelia Funke
Sometimes Dustfinger thought Basta's constant fear of curses and sudden disaster probably arose from his terror of the darkness within himself, which made him assume that the rest of the world must be exactly the same. Cornelia Funke
Cornelia Funke quote: "Every German child learns to speak English in school."
Every German child learns to speak English in school. Cornelia Funke
I know you all think I'm a magician, but I'm not. The magic comes out of the booksthemselves, and I have no more idea than you or any of your men how it works. Cornelia Funke
The fairy had flown over to the window and was peering curiously out at the alley. "Forget it. Stay here," said Dustfinger. "Please. Believe me, it's no place for you out there." She looked at him quizzically, then folded her wings and knelt on the windowsill. And there she stayed, as if she coudln't decide between the hot room and the strange freedom to be found outside. Cornelia Funke
Orpheus. Had the name he had taken ever suited him better? But he would be wilier than the singer whose name he had stolen. He would indeed. He would send another man into the realm of Death in the Fire-Dancer's place-and he'd make sure that he didn't come back. Cornelia Funke
Cornelia Funke quote: "My son always says I like very weird music."
My son always says I like very weird music. Cornelia Funke
Cornelia Funke quote: "My daughter, Anna, is almost 15, and my son, Ben, is almost 10."
My daughter, Anna, is almost 15, and my son, Ben, is almost 10. Cornelia Funke
Cornelia Funke quote: "I prefer a story that has the good sense to stay on the page..."
I prefer a story that has the good sense to stay on the page where it belongs.- Elinor Cornelia Funke
I’m sorry, Silvertongue, but the fact is I don’t believe anyone. You ought to know that by now. We’re all liars when it serves our purpose. Cornelia Funke
Cornelia Funke quote: "And my father always took me to the library. We were both book..."
And my father always took me to the library. We were both book addicts. Cornelia Funke
Cornelia Funke quote: "How fast the ears learned to tell what sounds meant, much..."
How fast the ears learned to tell what sounds meant, much faster than it took the eyes to decipher written words. Cornelia Funke
Her skin smelled of autumn and the wind. Don't Jacob... But it was too late. Clara didn't flinch as he pulled her close. He grabbed her hair, kissed her mouth, and he felt her heart beating as fast as his own.... Let her go, Jacob. But he kissed her again, and it was his name she whispered, not Will's. Cornelia Funke

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