I love to read aloud.

What a plague love is!

Nobody loves only once.

Believe, believe, believe

Words are immortal - Elinor

Reality is a fragile thing.

Everyone is small at night.

So what? All writers are lunatics!

Hope. Nothing is more intoxicating.

It's a cruel world, don't you think?

Power. Intoxicating. Like a fine wine.

Beauty and fear make uneasy companions

Writing stories is a kind of magic, too.

I wish I had more time to visit schools.

A library book, I imagine, is a happy book.

We're all liars when it serves our purpose.

My son always says I like very weird music.

I will try to write books until I drop dead.

Everything gets to me. I'm very sentimental.

Killing is easy," said Mo, "Dying is harder.

Nothing is more terrifying than fearlessness.

And I plan to write a sequel to Dragon Rider.

The night swallowed him up like a thieving fox.

What are stories for if we don't learn from them?

Where did the love come from? What was it made of?

I like to visit my horse, have a walk with my dog.

Farid had brought an invisible guest with him. Fear.

Every German child learns to speak English in school.

There are not so many mythical creatures from Inkheart.

My grandmother told stories; she was very good at that.

My children were all made from paper and printer's ink.

Nothing is more frightening than a fear you cannot name.

Since when does the butterfly ask about the caterpillar?

They are shooting The Thief Lord in Venice at the moment.

perhaps because this time not fear but love made him read.

Dustfinger closed his eyes and listened. He was home again.

Hey, don't take this the wrong way, but don't come back, ok?

Books have to be heavy because the whole world's inside them.

a book always keeps something of its owner between its pages.

Mo could paint pictures in the empty air with his voice alone.

What's the matter princess? Do you know the end of your story?

Only in books could you find pity, comfort, happiness and love.

My daughter, Anna, is almost 15, and my son, Ben, is almost 10.

But after all, the villains are the salt in the soup of a story.

Down there the nights are bright and nobody believes in the Devil.

It's a good idea to have your own books with you in a strange place

A reader doesn't really see the characters in a story; he feels them.

Words,words filled the night like the fragrance of invisible flowers.

The truth's not pretty of course. No one likes to look it in the face.

I'm perfectly happy to know the world at secondhand. It's a lot safer.

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