Once someone dreams a dream, it can't just drop out of existence. But if the dreamer can't remember it, what becomes of it?
Michael EndeA story can be new and yet tell about olden times. The past comes into existence with the story.
Michael EndeIf you stop to think about it, youโll have to admit that all the stories in the world consist essentially of twenty-six letters. The letters are always the same, only the arrangement varies. From letters words are formed, from words sentences, from sentences chapters, and from chapters stories.
Michael EndeWhat I've started I must finish. I've gone too far to turn back. Regardless of what may happen, I have to go forward.
Michael Ende