Every reader knows about the feeling that characters in books seem more real than real people.
Cornelia FunkeMortimer's face twisted when the Piper pressed his knife against his ribs. Oh yes, he's obviously made the wrong enemies in this story, thought Orpheus. And the wrong friends. But that was high-minded heroes for you. Stupid.
Cornelia FunkeIn love - it sounded like a sickness without any cure, and wasn't that just how it sometimes felt?
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