Secrets; Inkheart

January 15, 2008 at 11:44 pm (books, trust) (, , , , )

“You’ve always told me everything!” she shouted at her father. “Always.”
But Mo was still silent. “Everyone has a few secrets, Meggie,” he said at last.

-Cornelia Funke, Inkheart

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Books; Inkspell

January 15, 2008 at 12:04 am (books) (, , )

Abruptly, she pushed back her chair, muttered, “I’m not hungry,” and went off to Elinor’s library. Where else? Whenever she wanted to escape her thoughts, she went to books for help.

-Cornelia Funke, Inkspell

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Mystery; Inkheart

January 15, 2008 at 12:00 am (books) (, , , )

Dustfinger inspected his reddened fingers and felt the taut skin. “He might tell me how my story ends,” he murmured.
Meggie looked at him in astonishment. “You mean you don’t know?”
Dustfinger smiled. Meggie didn’t particularly like this smile.
“What’s so unusual about that, princess?” he asked quietly. “Do you know how your story ends?”
Meggie had no answer to that.

-Cornelia Funke, Inkheart

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