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" I always wanted to ride a dragon myself, so I decided to do this for a year in my imagination. "
Cornelia Funke
Year
Always
Imagination
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" A library book, I imagine, is a happy book. "
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" My son always says I like very weird music. "
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" And my father always took me to the library. We were both book addicts. "
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" I just did a picture book called The Wildest Brother on Earth, and you will find both of my children in there. "
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" I love to read aloud. "
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" I like a composer called Henry Purcell, and I love to listen to Neil Young. "
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" My grandmother told stories; she was very good at that. "
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" 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. "
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" I live in Hamburg; that's in the north. And I live on the outskirts of town. It looks like countryside. "
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" Yes, I always imagined living in other places. "
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" I love to read, I love to watch movies, and I love to be with my children. "
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" I will try to write books until I drop dead. "
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" My daughter, Anna, is almost 15, and my son, Ben, is almost 10. "
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" I don't like to eat the same dish every day, so I read very different things. "
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" I wish I had more time to visit schools. "
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" 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. "
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" 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. "
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" And I plan to write a sequel to Dragon Rider. "
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" Oh, I think every author is inspired by all of the books that she reads. "
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