"Don't you ever get tired of believing, Madame? Don't you ever want proof?"

History has become some nightmare from which Marie-Laure desperately wishes she could wake.

"Maybe people wouldn't complain about getting old all the time if they were scared that they never would."

"It's a special kind of love that holds families together, even the dysfunctional ones. Our live is like an intrinsically woven net made from a million memories and shared moments. The knots in the net are tight, but there are holes, just big enough for all of us to slip through if caught the wrong way."

"I think that some wrinkles and stains on the fabric of our lives are there for a reason. A blank canvas might sound appealing, but it isn't very intersting to look at."