“People never seemed to notice that, by saving time, they were losing s...” — Michael Ende Quote

“People never seemed to notice that, by saving time, they were losing something else. No one cared to admit that life was becoming ever poorer, bleaker and more monotonous. The ones who felt this most keenly were the children, because no one had time for them any more. But time is life itself, and life resides in the human heart. And the more people saved, the less they had.”

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

“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.”

“Time is life itself, and life resides in the human heart.”

“When it comes to controlling human beings, there is no better instrument than lies. Because you see, humans live by beliefs. And beliefs can be manipulated. The power to manipulate beliefs is the only thing that counts.”

“No architect troubled to design houses that suited people who were to live in them, because that would have meant building a whole range of different houses. It was far cheaper and, above all, timesaving to make them identical.”

“Live while you still can. Dream while you still can and attain your dreams while you still have time on your hands.”

“A day at a time is all I need, and I thank the universe for who I am even if I am not exactly where I want to be”

“Always, time is our worst enemy, stealing away what is most precious to me.”

“We learn to hear the music only when we realize that time is in a flow and that which has flown will never flow again.”

“Take your time to evaluate your life. If what you are doing now is not enough to keep your dream alive, pray for the wisdom and the audacity to see those dreams come alive.”

“After the scarlet fever and the whooping cough, I remember I started to get mad about it all... I went through the stage of asking myself, 'Wilma, what is this existence all about? Is it about being sick all the time? It can't be.' So I started getting angry about things, fighting back in a new way with a vengeance.”