- "Open your eyes ... and see what you can with them before they close forever."
- The Professor, Part 1
- Werner never forgets the Professor or his advice. It becomes a guiding principle in his life.
- The Professor, Part 1
- "Walk the paths of logic. Every outcome has its cause ... every predicament has its solution."
- Daniel LeBlanc, Part 3
- Daniel is mulling over his options, fighting to think clearly. He runs his life on logic; on the idea that every problem has a solution, "every lock its key." Sometimes he fears that superstitions like those surrounding the Sea of Flames may be true; that a human life may be overwhelmed by some dark, uncontrollable destiny. He fights this fearful notion with reason and belief
- Daniel LeBlanc, Part 3
- “It’s not forever, Jutta. Two years, maybe. Half the boys who get admitted don’t manage to graduate. But maybe I’ll learn something; maybe they’ll teach me to be a proper engineer. Maybe I can learn to fly an airplane, like little Siegfried says. Don’t shake your head, we’ve always wanted to see the inside of an airplane, haven’t we? I’ll fly us west, you and me, Frau Elena too if she wants. Or we could take a train. We’ll ride through forests and villages de montagnes, all those places Frau Elena talked about when we were small. Maybe we could ride all the way to Paris.” The burgeoning light. The tender hissing of the grass. Jutta opens her eyes but doesn’t look at him. “Don’t tell lies. Lie to yourself, Werner, but don’t lie to me.”
- Part 3 Werner
- Werner tries to justify his going to the school to Jutta
- Part 3 Werner
- “Marie-Laure,” he says without hesitation. He squeezes her hand with both of his. “You are the best thing that has ever come into my life.”
- Part 9 Etienne
- (right before the air raid when Etienne leaves)
- Part 9 Etienne