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He longed for the deep as she longed for the night sky and for white lilies floating on water -- although she still tried to convince herself that love alone could feed her soul.

Cornelia Funke

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Cornelia Funke
Age: 65
Born: 1958
Born: December 10
Author
Illustrator
Screenwriter
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Alone
Lilies
Water
Floating
White
Feed
Night
Convince
Stills
Although
Still
Sky
Soul
Tried
Love
Deep
Longed

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