"The sphinxes shut their eyes for some travelers and let them through. The question that no one has answered up until now is this: Why one traveler and not another? Because you mustn't suppose they let wise, brave, or good people through, and keep the stupid, cowardly, and wicked out. Not a bit of it! With my own eyes I've seen them admit stupid fools and treacherous knaves, while decent, sensible people have given up after being kept waiting for months. And it seems to make no difference whether a person has some serious reason for consulting the Oracle, or whether he's just come for the fun of it."
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Engywook, in Ch. VI: The Three Magic Gates
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The Neverending Story
Die Unendliche Geschichte (1979) is a fantasy novel by Michael Ende which was translated into English by Ralph Manheim as The Neverending Story (1983).
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