Quotes from Michael Ende

Da soll mich doch gleich ein gekochter Hummer kitzeln, grollte der Kapitän

Bastian struggled for air. His heart pounded, it was not big enough for so great a longing.

Some think their only hope of happiness lies in being someone else, and spend their whole lives traveling place to place.

Beni sevmeyi unutma! Ben de seni seviyorum!

When it comes to controlling humans, there is no better instrument than lies.

Ungeheuer sind nun einmal notwendig, damit ein Held ein Held sein kann.

Nein, man spürt nichts. Es fehlt einem eben nur etwas. Und jeden Tag fehlt einem mehr, wenn man davon einmal befallen ist. Bald werden wir gar nicht mehr vorhanden sein.

Jak siÄ™ zastanowisz, to bÄ™dziesz musiaÅ' przyzna?, ?e wszystkie historie Å›wiata skÅ'adajÄ… siÄ™ tylko z dwudziestu szeÅ›ciu liter. Litery sÄ… wci?? te same, tylko zmienia siÄ™ ich zestawienie. Å» liter tworzy siÄ™ sÅ'owa, ze sÅ'ów zdania, ze zdaÅ" rozdziaÅ'y, a z rozdziaÅ'ów historie.

I wish everything would stay like this forever,' he said. 'The moment is forever,' she replied.

Manche Dinge brauchen ihre Zeit – und Zeit war ja das Einzige, woran Momo reich war.

Sana ÅŸunu söyleyeyim Momo, hayatta en tehlikeli ÅŸey, gerçekleÅŸmiÅŸ hayallerdir. Hele benimki gibi olursa! Ar?k hayal edecek hiçbir ÅŸeyim kalmad?.

Tu, lentissima fra i lenti, come puoi arrivare laggiù?» «Passo dopo passo.»

Because now he knew that there were thousands and thousands of forms of joy in the world, but that all were essentially one and the same, namely, the joy of being able to love.

Luckdragons are creatures of air, warmth, and pure joy. Despite their great size, they are as light as a summer cloud, and consequently need no wings for flying. They swim in the air of heaven as fish swim in water.

Para ellos no puede cambiar nada, porque ellos mismos no pueden ya cambiar.

No sabes nada de Fantasía? Es el mundo de la fantasía humana. Toda parte de él, toda criatura, representa los sueños y las esperanzas de la humanidad. Por lo tanto, no tiene límites.

There are many kinds of loneliness, but Momo experienced one that only very few people know of, and that even fewer have experienced to the extent that Momo did. She felt like she was imprisoned in a treasure trove filled with priceless riches that continued to grow in number, threatening to suffocate her.

Una cosa rara es que el horror pierde su espanto cuando se repite mucho.

Las pasiones humanas son un misterio, y a los niños les pasa lo mismo que a los mayores. Los que se dejan llevar por ellas no pueden explicárselas, y los que no las han vivido no pueden comprenderlas.

Anyone who still thinks that listening is nothing special should simply try to do it half as well.

Si può essere perfettamente convinti di desiderare una cosa, magari per anni interi, fintanto si sa che il desiderio non è realizzabile. Ma nel momento stesso in cui, all'improvviso, ci si trova di fronte alla possibilità ch'esso si trasformi in realtà, allora non si ha più che un solo desiderio: non averlo desiderato mai.

Forse lo specchio porterà la mia immagine al principe. Forse può capitare che guardi in alto quando lo specchio sorvola il suo cielo, e allora vedrà la mia immagine. Forse seguirà lo specchio nel suo cammino e mi troverà qui.

In the beginning, it is always dark.

Your life is short, son. Ours is long. Much too long. But we both live in time. You a short time. We a long time.