Quotes from the "Neverending Story" book
First, a note on the Auryn.
The Auryn is the Childlike Empress's golden amulet that Atreyu wore during his quest to save Fantasia. The Auryn protects and guides the bearer and shows to all that he is the Empress's representative. When Bastian was to rebuild Fantasia, the Childlike Empress left the Auryn with him. Bastian discovered an inscription on the reverse side:
Do What You Wish
"...The words gave him permission, ordered him in fact, to do whatever he pleased."
"From now on you'll succeed in everything you attempt. Because I'm a luckdragon."..............Falkor
"Every egg is the beginning of a new life."......The Childlike Empress
You wish for something, you've wanted it for years and you're sure you want it, as long as you know you can't have it. But if all at once it looks as though your wish might come true, you suddenly find yourself wishing you had never wished for any such thing.
"You must go from wish to wish. What you don't wish for will always be beyond your reach."...........Grograman
"It [DO WHAT YOU WISH] means that you must do what you really and truly want. And nothing is more difficult."......Grograman
"Without a past you can't have a future."........Argax
"If you stop to think about it, you'll have to admit that all the stories in the world consist essentially of twenty-six letters. The letters are always the same, only the arrangement varies. From letters words are formed, from words sentences, from sentences chapters, and from chapters stories."
Argax
Because now he [Bastian] knew that there were thousands and thousands of forms of joy in the world, but that they were essentially one and the same, namely, the joy of being able to love.
"There are many doors to Fantastica, my boy. There are other such magic books. A lot of people read them without noticing. It all depends on who gets their hands on such books." Mr. Coreander
The Auryn is the Childlike Empress's golden amulet that Atreyu wore during his quest to save Fantasia. The Auryn protects and guides the bearer and shows to all that he is the Empress's representative. When Bastian was to rebuild Fantasia, the Childlike Empress left the Auryn with him. Bastian discovered an inscription on the reverse side:
Do What You Wish
"...The words gave him permission, ordered him in fact, to do whatever he pleased."
"From now on you'll succeed in everything you attempt. Because I'm a luckdragon."..............Falkor
"Every egg is the beginning of a new life."......The Childlike Empress
You wish for something, you've wanted it for years and you're sure you want it, as long as you know you can't have it. But if all at once it looks as though your wish might come true, you suddenly find yourself wishing you had never wished for any such thing.
"You must go from wish to wish. What you don't wish for will always be beyond your reach."...........Grograman
"It [DO WHAT YOU WISH] means that you must do what you really and truly want. And nothing is more difficult."......Grograman
"Without a past you can't have a future."........Argax
"If you stop to think about it, you'll have to admit that all the stories in the world consist essentially of twenty-six letters. The letters are always the same, only the arrangement varies. From letters words are formed, from words sentences, from sentences chapters, and from chapters stories."
Argax
Because now he [Bastian] knew that there were thousands and thousands of forms of joy in the world, but that they were essentially one and the same, namely, the joy of being able to love.
"There are many doors to Fantastica, my boy. There are other such magic books. A lot of people read them without noticing. It all depends on who gets their hands on such books." Mr. Coreander