Every real story is a never ending story.

- Michael Ende

There are many kinds of joy, but they all lead to one: the joy to be loved.

- Michael Ende

A story can be new and yet tell about olden times. The past comes into existence with the story.

- Michael Ende

There were thousands and thousands of forms of joy in the world, but that all were essentially one and the same, namely, the joy of being able to lov…

- Michael Ende

Wishes cannot be summoned up or kept away at will. They come from deeper within us than good or bad intentions. And they spring up unannounced.

- Michael Ende

Time is life itself, and life resides in the human heart.

- Michael Ende

What 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

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 Ende

Nothing is lost. . .Everything is transformed.

- Michael Ende