20 NeverEnding Story Quotes From the Classic Movie

Fans of the classic story will love these NeverEnding Story quotes!

The NeverEnding Story is a 1984 movie based on the 1979 Michael Ende book of the same name.

The NeverEnding Story is a fantasy movie that was directed by Wolfgang Petersen.

The movie stars Noah Hathaway, Barret Oliver, Tami Stronach, Patricia Hayes, and many other talented actors.

The movie did well at the box office, bringing in $100 million against a $25-$27 million budget.

The plot of the movie follows a ten-year-old boy named Bastian Bux, who is an outcast due to his hobby of collecting books and his shyness.

Bastian lives with his father, and one day, he runs into a bookstore to escape bullies on his way to school.

There Bastian meets Mr. Coriander, who warns him not to read the book The NeverEnding Story.

With his interest piqued, Bastian takes the book and hides in the school attic to read it.

Enjoy reading these NeverEnding Story quotes to learn more about the movie!

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Memorable NeverEnding Story Quotes

Check out these memorable quotes from the movie!

1. “I’ll save you! I will do what I dream!” – Bastian

2. “Why don’t you do what you dream, Bastian?” – The Childlike Empress

3. “Never give up, and good luck will find you.” – Falkor

4. “If you come any closer, I will rip you to shreds.” – G’mork

5. “Fantasia has totally disappeared?” – Bastian

6. “In the beginning, it is always dark.” – The Childlike Empress

7. “I will not die easily. I am a warrior!” – Atreyu

8. “Having a luck dragon with you is the only way to go on a quest.” – Falkor

9. “Maybe he doesn’t know what he has to do!” – Atreyu

10. “Call my name. Bastian, please! Save us!” – The Childlike Empress

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NeverEnding Story Quotes That Are Important to the Movie

Take a look at some of the most important quotes from the movie!

11. “Confronted by their true selves, most men run away screaming!” – Engywook

12. “If you don’t tell me, and the Nothing keeps coming, you will die too, both of you!” – Atreyu

13. “The Sphinxes eyes stay closed until someone who does not feel his own worth tries to pass by.” – Engywook

14. “Your books are safe. While you’re reading them, you get to become Tarzan or Robinson Crusoe.” – Carl Conrad Coreander

15. “Don’t you know anything about Fantasia? It’s the world of human fantasy.” – G’mork

16. “I have stalked him for so long. I am almost too weak to kill you… but I will find the strength.” – G’mork

17. “No one from Fantasia can do it! Only a human child can give her this new name!” – The Southern Oracle

18. “He doesn’t understand that he’s the one who has the power to stop it. He simply can’t imagine that one little boy could be that important.” – The Childlike Empress

19. “As many as you want. And the more wishes you make, the more magnificent Fantasia will become.” – The Childlike Empress

20. “Bastian made many other wishes and had many other amazing adventures – before he finally returned to the ordinary world. But that’s… another story.” – Narrator

What Happens When Bastian Reads the Book?

When Bastian reads the book about a hero named Atreyu trying to save his world called Fantasia from being devoured by a threat called “Nothing,” Bastian eventually learns the book is about real life.

Fantasia is humanity’s imagination, and “Nothing” is the loss of hopes and dreams.

Like Bastian is following Atreyu’s story, others will follow Bastian’s, and that makes the story NeverEnding.

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