Cornelia Funke Real Quotations

Every reader knows about the feeling that characters in books seem more real than real people.

What was a slap for ten pages of escapism, ten pages far from everything that made him unhappy, ten pages of real life instead of the monotony that other people called the real world?

You really don't understand the first thing about writing...for one thing, early in the morning is the worst possible time. the brain is like a wet sponge at that hour. And for another, real writing is a question of staring into space and waiting for the right ideas.

Thats beautiful! Sad and beautiful," murmured Meggie. Why were sad stories often so beautiful? It was different in real life.

It's the same in real life: Notorious murderers get off scot-free and live happily all their lives, while good people die - sometimes the very best people. That's the way of the world.

Which of us has not felt that the character we are reading in the printed page is more real than the person standing beside us?

She is a real bookworm. I think she lives on print. Her whole house is full of books - looks as if she likes them better than human company.