“This world,' she said. 'Do you really like it?' What a question! Farid never asked himself such things. He was glad to be with Dustfinger again and didn't mind where that was. It's a cruel world, don't you think?' Meggie went on. 'Mo often told me I forget how cruel it is too easily.' With his burned fingers, Farid stroke her fair hair. It shone even in the dark. 'They're all cruel,' he said. 'The world I come from, the world you come from, and this one, too. Maybe the people don't see the cruelty in your world right away, it's better hidden, but it's there all the same.”
Quote by Cornelia Funke
Book:Inkspell
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Inkspell
In this novel, a young girl named Meggie discovers her ability to read characters out of books, leading her on an adventure through the magical realm of the written word. The story intertwines with the fate of a powerful book that has been stolen, and Meggie must navigate this new world to restore the book to its rightful place. more
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