Key Quotes; 'Inkheart'

"...as if heavy boots had been performing a wild dance on them." (The burning of Elinor's books; relates to book burning performance focus)
"...a shapeless mound of ashes...grey as moth wings." (Supports symbolism of fire, rejuvenation and the loss of freedom)
"You know what they say: when people start burning books they'll soon burn human beings." (Directly relates to WW2 Nazi extermination of the Jewish in furnaces)
"...reached out to him with ashen hands...and his black heart stopped beating." (Reference to Capricorn's death & the supernatural strength of the Shadow)
"Tinkerbell he called softly, after making sure that the children were asleep. 'Tink, where are you?'" (The Peter Pan passage that see's Meggie bring her first fictional character to life; Tinkerbell)
"Because fear kills everything," Mo had once told her. "Your mind, your heart, your imagination." (Relates to key theme wrought throughout both text and performance)
"Mo could paint pictures in the empty air with his voice alone." (Perfect description of Mo & Meggie's gift)
"(Books)...were her home when she was somewhere strange." (Describes a key component and comfort that builds Meggie's character)

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