Michael Ende

Calendars and clocks exist to measure time, but that signifies little because we all know that an hour can seem as eternity or pass in a flash, according to how we spend it.

Those who still think listening isn't an art should see if they can do it half as well.

She would sit by herself in the middle of the old stoe amphitheatre, with the sky's starry vault overhead, and simply listen to the great silence around her.

It took me realizing that a broken heart has never actually killed anyone to find the courage to ask for what I want, in just about every situation. That was part of my own growing up.

If you're not having a good time, find something else that gives you some joy in life.

I'm interested in the psychological exploration of human nature, and it just happens to come in the form of film-making.