Quotes by Cornelia Funke

About Cornelia Funke:

Cornelia Maria Funke is a German author of children's fiction. She was born on December 10, 1958, in Dorsten, North Rhine-Westphalia. Funke is best known for her Inkheart trilogy, published in 2004–2008. Many of her books have now been translated into English. Her work fits mainly into the fantasy and adventure genres. She currently lives in Beverly Hills, California.
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I love to read aloud.

Cornelia Funke

I love to read, I love to watch movies, and I love to be with my children.

Cornelia Funke

I like a composer called Henry Purcell, and I love to listen to Neil Young.

Cornelia Funke

A library book, I imagine, is a happy book.

Cornelia Funke

Every reader knows about the feeling that characters in books seem more real than real people.

Cornelia Funke

Second, there are so many magical places in books that you can't go to, like Hogwarts and Middle Earth, so I wanted to set a story in a place where children can actually go.

Cornelia Funke

They are shooting The Thief Lord in Venice at the moment.

Cornelia Funke

And I plan to write a sequel to Dragon Rider.

Cornelia Funke

And my father always took me to the library. We were both book addicts.

Cornelia Funke

And I always read the English translation and always have conversations with my translator, for example about the names. I always have to approve it.

Cornelia Funke

My daughter, Anna, is almost 15, and my son, Ben, is almost 10.

Cornelia Funke

Oh, I think every author is inspired by all of the books that she reads.

Cornelia Funke

I like to visit my horse, have a walk with my dog.

Cornelia Funke

There are not so many mythical creatures from Inkheart.

Cornelia Funke

I don't like to eat the same dish every day, so I read very different things.

Cornelia Funke

I have two Iceland horses, a very hairy dog called Looney, and a guinea pig.

Cornelia Funke

I will try to write books until I drop dead.

Cornelia Funke

I always thought it hadn't influenced me very much, but I heard from many people from England that many motives from German fairytales are to be found in my books.

Cornelia Funke

Every German child learns to speak English in school.

Cornelia Funke

I live in Hamburg; that's in the north. And I live on the outskirts of town. It looks like countryside.

Cornelia Funke

I just did a picture book called The Wildest Brother on Earth, and you will find both of my children in there.

Cornelia Funke

Author Bio

  • NameCornelia Funke
  • Descriptionauthor
  • BornDecember 10, 1958
  • CountryGermany
  • ProfessionWriter; Children's Writer
  • WorksInkheart Trilogy
  • AwardsCross Of The Order Of Merit Of The Federal Republic Of Germany; Zilveren Griffel