Michael Ende

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

Very few people know how to listen properly, and Momo’s way of listening was quite unique

Very few people know how to listen properly, and Momo’s way of listening was quite unique

, what Momo was better at than anyone else was listening

And the longer she stayed with them, the more indispensable she became

they decided to look after Momo together

“You must never think of the whole street at once, understand? You must only concentrate on the next step, the next breath, the next stroke of the broom, and the next, and the next. Nothing else.”

all the world’s misfortunes stemmed from the countless untruths, both deliberate and unintentional, which people told because of haste or carelessness.

“One should always try to keep an open mind,”

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