Marie-Laure

Character in All the Light We Cannot See From: All the Light We Cannot See

French girl navigating the occupation with wisdom and resilience beyond her years

109 quotes

"It is a terrible thing to live in fear."
Fear
"The ocean connects us all."
"Books are a way to escape."
Imagination
"We must be brave for those we love."
Courage
"Hope is what keeps us alive."
Hope
"Family is what we fight for."
Family
"Blindness teaches you to listen."
Wisdom
"Silence can be deafening."
Solitude
"Open your eyes and see what you can with them before they close forever"
Wisdom
"Some people are born blind to certain things in the world"
Truth
"The greatest thing a human being can do is to help another human being live"
Kindness
"A house without books is a poor house"
Literature
"We carry our homes inside us"
Family
"Open your eyes and see what you can with them before they close forever."
Life
"The shell is just a house. What matters is what we choose to do inside it."
Wisdom
"Resistance is not futile; it is the only thing that makes us human."
Courage
"Love is the only force stronger than hate."
Love
"Kindness in a cruel world is an act of rebellion."
Kindness
"Blindness teaches you to see differently."
Wisdom
"Art survives even in the darkest times."
Art
"Courage is not the absence of fear but action despite it."
Courage
"We choose who we become, even in captivity."
Freedom
"The most beautiful things are often hidden from view."
Beauty
"Silence can be louder than words."
Wisdom
"The world is both beautiful and terrible."
Life
"Distance cannot diminish what we feel."
Love
"The truth is often harder than any lie."
Truth
"Imagination is our greatest strength."
Imagination
"Stories protect us from forgetting."
Literature
"Hope is a dangerous thing in wartime."
Hope