Cornelia Funke - Night Quotes

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He longed for the deep as she longed for the night sky and for white lilies floating on water — although she still tried to convince herself that love alone could feed her soul.

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

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The night breathed through the apartment like a dark animal. The ticking of a clock. The groan of a floorboard as he slipped out of his room. All was drowned by its silence. But Jacob loved the night. He felt it on his skin like a promise. Like a cloak woven from freedom and danger.

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

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The night belongs to beasts of prey, and always has. It's easy to forget that when you're indoors, protected by light and solid walls.

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Yes, I do enjoy walking at night. The world's more to my liking then, not so loud, not so fast, not so crowded, and a good deal more mysterious.

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