Mr. Koreander : Are you still here? Didn't you hear what I said, boy? Bastian : Um, I was... Mr. Koreander : You're hiding, aren't you? Bastian : No I was... Mr. Koreander : The video arcade is down the street. Here we just sell small rectangular objects. They're called books. They require a little effort on your part, and make no bee-beep-beeps. On your way please. Bastian : I know books! I have 186 of them at home. Mr. Koreander : Aah, comic books. Bastian : No, I've read Treasure Island , Last of the Mohicans , The Wizard of Oz , Lord of the Rings , 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea , Tarzan , ... Mr. Koreander : Whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa... Who were you running away from? Bastian : Just some kids from school. Mr. Koreander : Why? Bastian : They wanna throw me in the garbage. Mr. Koreander : Well why don't you give em' a good punch in the nose, hmm? Bastian : Well, I don't know... [he notices the book that Mr. Koreander was reading] What's that book about? Mr. Koreander : Oh, this is something special. Bastian : Well, what is it? Mr. Koreander : Look, your books are safe. While you're reading them you get to become Tarzan, or Robinson Crusoe. Bastian : But that's what I like about 'em. Mr. Koreander : Ah, but afterwards you get to be a little boy again. Bastian : What do you mean? Mr. Koreander : Listen. Have you ever been Captain Nemo, trapped inside your submarine, while the giant squid is attacking you? Bastian : ...Yes. Mr. Koreander : Weren't you afraid you couldn't escape? Bastian : But it's only a story. Mr. Koreander : That's what I'm talking about. The ones you read are safe. Bastian : And that one isn't? Mr. Koreander : Don't worry about it. Bastian : But you just said it was... [phone rings] Mr. Koreander : Forget about it. This book is not for you.

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