24 Pan’s Labyrinth Quotes To Take You into a Dark Fantasy World

The 2006 movie, Pan's Labyrinth, is a Spanish fantasy-horror movie that explains how a girl escapes reality during the 1944 Spanish Civil War. Read these 24 Pan's Labyrinth quotes to learn more about the movie.

Written and directed by Guillermo del Toro, Pan's Labyrinth has won multiple awards, including the Academy Awards, BAFTA Awards, and Online Film Critics Society Awards. The thrilling movie has also been nominated for the Grammy Awards.

The story revolves around a young girl, Ofelia, who enters an imaginary world, guided by an unknown creature named Pan. The movie illustrates what the perfect blend between reality and fantasy looks like. These 24 Pan's Labyrinth quotes will tell you more about the movie.

Ofelia's quote: "I am Princess Moanna, and I am not afraid of you." | Image: Amodays

Pan's Labyrinth Quotes about the Fantasy World

"A long time ago, in the underground realm, where there are no lies or pain, there lived a princess who dreamed of the human world..."―Pan, "Pan's Labyrinth"

"Ofelia: My name is Ofelia. Who are you?

Pan: Me? I've had so many names. Old names that only the wind and the trees can pronounce. I am the mountain, the forest, and the earth. I am... I am a faun. Your most humble servant, Your Highness."― "Pan's Labyrinth"

"The moon will be full in three days. Your spirit shall forever remain among the humans. You shall age like them, you shall die like them, and all memory of you shall fade in time. And we'll vanish along with it. You will never see us again."―Pan, "Pan's Labyrinth"

"I am Princess Moanna, and I am not afraid of you."―Ofelia, "Pan's Labyrinth"

"Although we may wish for it, true magic is a scary thing."― Guillermo del Toro, Pan's Labyrinth: The Labyrinth of the Faun

Carmen's quote: "Ofelia! Magic does not exist. Not for you, me, or anyone else." | Image: Amodays

"Her mother said fairy tales didn’t have anything to do with the world, but Ofelia knew better. They had taught her everything about it."― Guillermo del Toro, Pan's Labyrinth: The Labyrinth of the Faun

Pan's Labyrinth Quotes about the Real World

"CaptainVidal: You could have obeyed me!

Doctor: But captain, to obey - just like that - for obedience's sake... without questioning... That's something only people like you do." ― "Pan's Labyrinth"

"You won't be the first pig I've gutted!" ― Mercedes, "Pan's Labyrinth"

"You're getting older, and you'll see that life isn't like your fairy tales. The world is a cruel place. And you'll learn that, even if it hurts." ― Carmen, "Pan's Labyrinth"

"Ofelia! Magic does not exist. Not for you, me, or anyone else."― Carmen, "Pan's Labyrinth"

Cornelia Funke's quote: "In our choices lie our fate" | Image: Amodays

"Ofelia: Mercedes, do you believe in fairies?

Mercedes: No. But when I was a little girl, I did. I believed in a lot of things I don't believe anymore.

Ofelia: Last night, a fairy visited me."― "Pan's Labyrinth"

"It is in pain that we find the meaning of life."―Sacerdote, "Pan's Labyrinth"

"Mayor: Have I told you that I was acquainted with your father, Captain?

Captain Vidal: No. I had no idea.

Mayor: In Morocco. I knew him only briefly, but he left a great impression.

Captain Vidal: An excellent soldier.

Mayor: The men in his battalion said that when General Vidal died on the battlefield, he smashed his watch on a rock so that his son would know the exact hour and minute of his death. So he would know how a brave man dies.

Captain Vidal: Nonsense. He didn't own a watch."― "Pan's Labyrinth"

"Tell my son the time that his father died... Tell him that I loved him very much."― Captain Vidal, "Pan's Labyrinth"

"In our choices lie our fate"― Cornelia Funke, Pan's Labyrinth: The Labyrinth of the Faun

Guillermo del Toro's quote: "Libraries don't keep secrets; they reveal them." | Image: Amodays

"We feel immortal when we are young. Or maybe we just don’t care that much about death yet?"― Guillermo del Toro, Pan's Labyrinth: The Labyrinth of the Faun

"Sometimes we need to see what we feel so we can know about it."― Guillermo del Toro, Pan's Labyrinth: The Labyrinth of the Faun

"The raindrops were tears too. The whole world was crying."― Guillermo del Toro, Pan's Labyrinth: The Labyrinth of the Faun

"Libraries don't keep secrets; they reveal them."― Guillermo del Toro, Pan's Labyrinth: The Labyrinth of the Faun

"Wood always remembers it was once a living tree, alive and breathing in both kingdoms, the one above and the one below."― Cornelia Funke, Pan's Labyrinth: The Labyrinth of the Faun

Cornelia Funke's quote: "Secrets. They add to the darkness of the world, but they also make you want to find out more..." | Image: Amodays

"Secrets. They add to the darkness of the world, but they also make you want to find out more..."― Cornelia Funke, Pan's Labyrinth: The Labyrinth of the Faun

"When she finally wrapped her arms around the girl, the softness stirring in her heart frightened her. It was dangerous to be soft in this world."― Guillermo del Toro, Pan's Labyrinth: The Labyrinth of the Faun

"Sometimes even the healers are turned into butchers by the darkness of this world."― Guillermo del Toro, Pan's Labyrinth: The Labyrinth of the Faun

Carmen's quote: "You're getting older, and you'll see that life isn't like your fairy tales. The world is a cruel place. And you'll learn that, even if it hurts." | Image: Amodays

Guillermo del Toro's Spanish film became a hit and was watched by people all over the world. Years after the film's release, the director wrote a book, "Pan's Labyrinth: The Labyrinth of the Faun," with the German author Cornelia Funke.

Movies like Pan's Labyrinth attract viewers because they tap into the unseen world, showing imaginary visuals that sometimes send a shiver down people's spines. Maleficent, starring Angelina Jolie, Elle Fanning, Richard Pearson, and Juno Temple, is another movie that explores the imaginary world.

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