Cornelia Funke Quote

It will be dark in a few hours, she said at last, anxiously. Suppose you don't finnish it in time? I have finnished! he snapped, irritated. I've finnished a dozen times already, but I'm not happy with it. He lowered his voice to a wisper brfore he went on. There are so many questions. Suppose the Shadow turns on you or me or the prisners once he's killed Capricorn? And is killing Capricorn really the only solution? What's going to happen to his men afterward? What do I do with them? What do you think? The Shadow must kill them all! Meggie whispered back. How else are we ever going to get back home or rescue my mother? Good heavens, what a heartless creature you are! he wispered . Kill them all! Haven't you seen how young some of them are? He shook his head. No! I'm not a mass murderer, I'm a writer! I'm sure I can think of some less bloodthirsty ending. And he began writing again . . . and crossing out words . . . and writing more, while outside the sun sank lower and lower until its rays were gliding the hilltops.

Cornelia Funke

It will be dark in a few hours, she said at last, anxiously. Suppose you don't finnish it in time? I have finnished! he snapped, irritated. I've finnished a dozen times already, but I'm not happy with it. He lowered his voice to a wisper brfore he went on. There are so many questions. Suppose the Shadow turns on you or me or the prisners once he's killed Capricorn? And is killing Capricorn really the only solution? What's going to happen to his men afterward? What do I do with them? What do you think? The Shadow must kill them all! Meggie whispered back. How else are we ever going to get back home or rescue my mother? Good heavens, what a heartless creature you are! he wispered . Kill them all! Haven't you seen how young some of them are? He shook his head. No! I'm not a mass murderer, I'm a writer! I'm sure I can think of some less bloodthirsty ending. And he began writing again . . . and crossing out words . . . and writing more, while outside the sun sank lower and lower until its rays were gliding the hilltops.

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About Cornelia Funke

Cornelia Maria Funke (German: [kɔʁˈneːli̯a ˈfʊŋkə] ; born 10 December 1958) is a German author of children's fiction. Born in Dorsten, North Rhine-Westphalia, she began her career as a social worker before becoming a book illustrator. She began writing novels in the late 1980s and focused primarily on fantasy-oriented stories that depict the lives of children faced with adversity. Funke has since become Germany's "bestselling author for children". Her work has been translated into several languages and, as of 2012, Funke has sold over 20 million copies of her books worldwide.
Funke achieved acclaim as the author of the children's novels The Thief Lord (2002) and Dragon Rider (2004), which were translated and released in English after originally being published in Germany. She subsequently achieved wider recognition with the Inkheart series of novels, which include Inkheart (2003), Inkspell (2005), and Inkdeath (2007). The Thief Lord, Dragon Rider, and Inkheart have all been adapted into feature films and spent numerous weeks on The New York Times Best Seller list.
Often referred to as the "German J. K. Rowling", Funke was chosen by Time as one of the 100 most influential people in the world in their 2005 list.