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Cornelia Funke was a contemporary German author of children's fiction. Cornelia Maria Funke is a German author of children's fiction. Born in Dorsten, North Rhine-Westphalia, she began her career as a social worker before becoming a book illustrator. Read more on Wikipedia →

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“Killing is easy," said Mo, "Dying is harder...”
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“Read and be curious. And if somebody says to you: 'Things are this way. You can't change it' - don't believe a word.”
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“Courage was something John Reckless only ever wished he had. Courage was not a given; it was acquired, earned. You had to take the difficult paths, and John had always picked the easy ones.”
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“Words,words filled the night like the fragrance of invisible flowers.”
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“Children, they're the same everywhere. Greedy little creatures but the best listeners in the world -any world. The very best of all.”
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