"The world was a terrible place, cruel, pitiless, dark as a bad dream. Not a good place to live. Only in books could you find pity, comfort, happiness - and love. Books loved anyone who opened them, they gave you security and friendship and didn't ask anything in return; they never went away, never, not even when you treated them badly."
— Cornelia Funke (Inkheart Trilogy: Inkheart, Inkspell, and Inkdeath)

"My children were all made from paper and printer's ink..."
— Cornelia Funke

"I hope you drop dead! I hope you burn to death! I hope you suffocate in your own smoke!"
— Cornellia Funke

""Some books should be tasted
Some devoured,
But only a few
Should be chewed and digested thoroughly."
, Inkheart
"
— Cornelia Funke (Inkheart)

""Why would we ever want to go back when your world is so accommodating with your telephones and your guns and what's that sticky stuff called ...duct tape."
"
— Cornelia Funke