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Day and night Quote by Michael Ende

“What will happen when my heart stops beating?" Momo asked. When that moment comes," said the professor, "time will stop for you as well. Or rather, you will retrace your steps through time, through all the days and nights, myths and years of your life, until you go out through the great, round…” quote by Michael Ende
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“What will happen when my heart stops beating?" Momo asked. When that moment comes," said the professor, "time will stop for you as well. Or rather, you will retrace your steps through time, through all the days and nights, myths and years of your life, until you go out through the great, round, silver gate you entered by." What will I find on the other side?" The home of the music you've sometimes faintly heard in the distance, but by then you'll be part of it. You yourself will be a note in its mighty harmonies.”

Michael Ende

About This Quote

Source Book: The Neverending Story by Michael Ende, 1979

Life is a journey where death leads to a return to the source of all music, becoming part of a larger harmony.

In simple terms: Death returns you to the source of all music.

Key Takeaway

Embrace the continuity beyond life.

Themes

mortality spirituality music afterlife

Mood

melancholic reflective

Type

philosophical poetic

When to use this quote

  • grief
  • legacy
  • creative inspiration
  • philosophical contemplation

Key Concepts

transcendence unity identity

Questions to Reflect On

  • What does becoming a note mean to you?
  • How does music help you process loss?
A Different Perspective

The metaphor may oversimplify complex grief and cultural views on death.

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