Quotes from Miss G:
I don't think it's wrong to want to know about the real world. We can't stay pure forever.
- Is that the most important thing in life? Porridge? Di?
- Desire, Miss G.
- Yes! Thank you, Radfield! The most important thing in life is desire. You can achieve anything you want. The world is yours for the taking. Nothing is impossible for you, my girls. All you need is to desire it. Do you have desire?
- Yes, Miss G.
- If you have desire, nothing can stand in your way. Aim high!
Listen. It's the sound of the world ending.
I love to travel. One day I shall have to resume my exploration of the world. It's in our blood, isn't it?
You're not like the other girls. They're still waiting for their lives to begin. But not you. But you can go whenever you choose.
Fiamma has an intrepid spirit. Real mettle in her soul. Imagine possessing what she has. How different to this dull, aching existence. Only Fiamma is willing to risk it all. To push herself beyond her boundaries.
I hope this makes the homesickness go away. Nothing worse than feeling all alone somewhere foreign. I know that feeling. And I know how important even a small kindness can be.
Girls, we are...angels, eagles. To dive is to fly. Set yourself free of the shackles of conformity. Let nothing hold you back except the air itself. You are between heaven and earth. The rules no longer apply.
I would do anything for you. You do know that, don't you? We're going to be great friends, you and I. And share simply everything. We'll see the world together. We...We will ride with bandits in South America with rough diamonds hidden in our saddles. There are islands, you know, where there are undiscovered tribes, places no one has explored. We'll climb the canopies of Amazonas and talk of the life we've lived. Anything is possible, you know. But you have to learn...to share. You can't make friends beg. Don't make me beg.
My beautiful child. My beautiful girl. I suppose you were not really meant for this world. Go to sleep now. Go to sleep.
Quotes from others:
- You may have five things on your nightstand.
- Then I shall do my very best.
Each little flower that opensEach little bird that singsHe made their glowing coloursHe made their tiny wingsAll things
Each little flower that opens
Each little bird that sings
He made their glowing colours
He made their tiny wings
All things bright and beautiful
All creatures great and small
All things wise and wonderful
The Lord God made them all
The purple-headed mountain
The river running by
The sunset and the morning...