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Michael Ende Quotes: Only the right name gives beings and things their reality. A wrong name makes everything unreal. That's what lies do.
         

Only the right name gives beings and things their reality. A wrong name makes everything unreal. That's what lies do.


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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 love.

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 love.



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.

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.



Momo listened to everyone and everything - even to the rain and the wind and the pine trees - and all of them spoke to her after their own fashion.

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