28 Quotes by Carlo Collodi

How ridiculous I was as a Marionette! And how happy I am, now that I have become a real boy!

At such a loving invitation, Pinocchio, with one leap from the back of the orchestra, found himself in the front rows. With another leap, he was on the orchestra leader's head. With a third, he landed on the stage.

A thousand woodpeckers flew in through the window and settled themselves on Pinocchio's nose.

Pinocchio, spurred on by the hope of finding his father and of being in time to save him, swam all night long.

Fancy the happiness of Pinocchio on finding himself free! Without saying yes or no, he fled from the city and set out on the road that was to take him back to the house of the lovely Fairy.

What was his surprise and his joy when, on looking himself over, he saw that he was no longer a Marionette, but that he had become a real live boy!

The story of Pinocchio and the Talking Cricket, in which one sees that bad children do not like to be corrected by those who know more than they do.

Never trust people who promise to make you rich in a day. They are generally crazy swindlers

In the Land of Toys, every day, except Sunday, is a Saturday. Vacation begins on the first of January and ends on the last day of December. That is the place for me! All countries should be like it! How happy we should all be!