168 Quotes by Michael Ende

You must let what happens happen. Everything must be equal in your eyes, good and evil, beautiful and ugly, foolish and wise.

Nothing is lost. . .Everything is transformed.

When it comes to controlling human beings there is no better instrument than lies. Because, you see, humans live by beliefs. And beliefs can be manipulated. The power to manipulate beliefs is the only thing that counts.

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

¿No sabes nada de Fantasía? Es el mundo de la fantasía humana. Toda parte de él, toda criatura, representa los sueños y las esperanzas de la humanidad. Por lo tanto, no tiene límites.

Und wer die Zeit der Menschen besitzt, der hat unbegrenzte Macht!

There are people who can never go to Fantastica," said Mr. Coreander, "and others who can, but who stay there forever. And there are just a few who fo to fantastica and come back. Like you. And they make both world well again.

The human world is full of weak-minded people, who think they're as clever as can be and are convinced that it's terribly important to persuade even the children that Fanstastica doesn't exist.

He's a good old sort. If only he weren't plumb crazy!