Here’s a collection of quotes from the American miniseries, All The Light We Cannot See (2023):

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Episode 1

• “You said you would be gone for one hour, but it’s been days.” – Marie-Laure LeBlanc
• “Wherever in the world you are, if you can hear me, I love you.” – Marie-Laure LeBlanc

“I pray that you are safe and that tomorrow morning we can break bread together as we once did. And to everyone else I hope you will tune in again tomorrow. If there is a tomorrow.” – Marie-Laure LeBlanc

• “This is it. The beginning of the end.” – Von Rumpel
• “They are telling us to leave but you have locked the gates of the city.” – Waiter Garcon

“Everything has a voice. You just have to listen.” – Daniel LeBlanc

“The world’s still the world whether you can see or not. Your fingers are your eyes.” – Daniel LeBlanc

• “It feels beautiful.” – Marie-Laure LeBlanc
• “You’re beautiful.” – Daniel LeBlanc

“My unit is all dead, sir. I am the last man.” – Werner Pfennig

“So often, people discard things of no use to them, which are precious to others.” – Frau Elena

• “If it works, it’ll be a small miracle.” – Frau Elena
• “If you listen, you will learn.” – Werner Pfennig

“He says the most important light in the world is all the light you cannot see.” – Marie-Laure LeBlanc

“He said the light you get from a piece of coal is actually sunlight. The point is light lasts forever. For a billion years inside a piece of coal. But darkness lasts not even for one second when you turn on the light.” – Marie-Laure LeBlanc

Episode 2

“Can you explain to me why a whole city is running away with nowhere to run to? Can you explain why the Jews are running the fastest? Can you explain why one country wants to open another?” – Marie-Laure LeBlanc

“In life, you must never hide who you are. But in war, being unseen can keep you alive.” – Daniel LeBlanc

• “We need to understand the madness in this world. I’ll carry my own burden.” – Marie-Laure LeBlanc
• “It’s not your burden to carry alone.” – Daniel LeBlanc

• “No one’s going to give us a ride because kindness is dead and all the people of the world have become evil at the same time.” – Marie-Laure LeBlanc
• “Not all the people.” – Daniel LeBlanc

“I know that times are dark right now, children, but trust always that light does prevail.” – Professor

“When someone asks what you are, they are asking what race you are. What you are is your race.” – German doctor

“We will strip away your weakness, your cowardice, your hesitation. You will become a waterfall, a volley of bullets. You will forego comforts and live by duty alone. You will eat country and breathe nation.” – German officer

• “You either die like a lion or you go over like a glass of spilt milk.” – German officer
• “Whoever you are, please forgive me.” – Werner Pfennig

Episode 3

• “I hope you tell her everyday how pretty she is.” – Madame Manec
• “I will be her mirror on the wall, and it will be me who tells her when she stops being pretty, and starts being beautiful.” – Madame Manec

“When I was a child, shortwave 13.10 was my only hope. Shortwave 13.10 was my escape. My refuge.” – Werner Pfennig

• “Werner, age is just a number. Genius is a gift.” – German officer
• “The things that I’ve seen, they haunt me.” – Werner Pfennig
• “After all the bombs, all the smokes, I still smell lilacs.” – Marie-Laure LeBlanc

“Sometimes, when I speak, the words choose themselves.” – Uncle Etienne

“I don’t know what you look like, but I do know voices as if they were faces. You are the professor.” – Marie-Laure LeBlanc

“What could be more important than everything you said to us?” – Marie-Laure LeBlanc

• “So what do you think of the ocean?” – Daniel LeBlanc
• “Sounds like someone breathing in their sleep.” – Marie-Laure LeBlanc
• “I always felt like it was like the world catching it’s breath over and over again.” – Daniel LeBlanc

“It’s not a misfortune. It’s a blessing.” – Daniel LeBlanc

• “I have wasted half my life hiding from my fears. Now, you must be fearless!” – Uncle Etienne
• “Boy, I am the professor.” – Uncle Etienne

Episode 4

“The last lesson you will learn from the professor. It’s that when your soul is leaving this Earth, you know it. You can see your whole life laid out in moments.” – Uncle Etienne

• “Do you think, Madame Manec, that in heaven we will really see God face-to-face?” – Marie-Laure LeBlanc
• “We might.” – Madame Manec
• “What if you’re blind?” – Marie-Laure LeBlanc

“I’d expect, if God wants us to see something, we’ll see it.” – Madame Manec

• “She never gave up on me, even after I gave up on myself.” – Uncle Etienne
• “Don’t let this war break you.” – Uncle Etienne

“In war, bravery is like leaves on a tree, abundant, useless. Blown away.” – Von Rumpel

“You believe the Sea of Flames will give you eternal life? I’m sorry. Death will come for you. But if you love someone, love is what outlasts it. Which is why my daughter lives in light, not darkness.” – Daniel LeBlanc

• “Is pain stronger than love?” – Von Rumpel
• “Papa, you are not gone until I am gone.” – Marie-Laure LeBlanc

“Everything has a voice. You just have to listen.” – Marie-Laure LeBlanc

“I’m not anything anymore. Except alive. Thanks to you.” – Werner Pfennig

• “I used to see this place when I closed my eyes.” – Werner Pfennig
• “I saw it, too. I didn’t need to close my eyes.” – Marie-Laure LeBlanc

“I met the professor. I really did. He saved my life. And I’m sitting in his chair. With a girl who has the most beautiful eyes.” – Werner Pfennig

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Genre: War, Drama
Synopsis: In the final days of World War II, the paths of a blind French girl and a German soldier collide.
Based on: Anthony Doerr’s Pulitzer Prize-winning bestseller novel
No. of episodes: 4
Maturity rating: 16+
Cast: Aria Mia Loberti, Louis Hofmann, Mark Ruffalo
Screenwriter: Steven Knight
Director: Shawn Levy
Country of origin: USA
Original language: English
Network: Netflix
Release date: November 2, 2023
Images: Netflix