Pinocchio Quotes

“A lie keeps growing and growing until it's as plain as the nose on your face.”
― Walt Disney, Pinocchio

“Twisted and perverse are the ways of the human mind," Jane intoned. "Pinocchio was such a dolt to try to become a real boy. He was much better off with a wooden head.”
― Orson Scott Card, Speaker for the Dead

“Hunger is the best cook.”
― Carlo Collodi, Pinocchio

“Today at school I will learn to read at once; then tomorrow I will begin to write, and the day after tomorrow to cipher. Then with my acquirements I will earn a great deal of money, and with the first money I have in my pocket I will immediately buy for my papa a beautiful new cloth coat. But what am I saying? Cloth, indeed! It shall be all made of gold and silver, and it shall have diamond buttons. That poor man really deserves it; for to buy me books and to have me taught he has remained in his shirt sleeves... And in this cold! It is only fathers who are capable of such sacrifices!...”
― Carlo Collodi

“Lies, my dear boy, can easily be recognized. There are two kind of them: those with short legs, and those with long noses. Your kind have long noses.”
― Carlo Collodi, Pinocchio

“The USA government sure do like their propaganda feeds! Unfortunately, too much propaganda does create the scenario where no one believes anything that they say. It's just like Pinocchio.”
― Steven Magee

“Laziness is a serious illness and one must cure it immediately; yes, even from early childhood. If not, it will kill you in the end.”
― Carlo Callodi, Pinocho

“I stretch my arms out —
Let the truth be told
These days, friends are modern day Pinocchios
Long nose, friend or foe
They're more fake than the wax statues standing still in Madame Tussaud.”
― Soroosh Shahrivar, Letter 19

“The Democratic Party of the USA would greatly appreciate your cooperation with re-installing Mr & Mrs Pinocchio into the White House.”
― Steven Magee

“If Pinocchio was a billionaire, he would look like President Trump.”
― Steven Magee

“I will not be voting for Pinocchio.”
― Steven Magee

“I don't want you to be lonely," Cedar couldn't help saying. "Or hungry! You two always forget to go shopping till the cupboards are bare. I'll be right back." She grabbed some baskets and ran out of the house.
Old Mother Hubbard's Corner Market was always open early, so Cedar filled her baskets with Pinocchio's and Gepetto's favorite foods: bread, fruitcake, sardines, and humble pie.”
― Shannon Hale, Once Upon a Time: A Story Collection

“non ti fidare, ragazzo mio, di quelli che promettono di farti ricco dalla mattina alla sera. Per il solito, o sono matti o imbroglioni!"

Il Grillo-parlante a Pinocchio”
― Carlo Collodi, The Adventures of Pinocchio / Le Avventure di Pinocchio: Illustrated English-Italian Bilingual Edition / Edizione Illustrata Bilingue Inglese-Italiano

“The system has your brain. They evaluate it to let you. A mafia of established people, your competition, wants to destroy you and functions as Geppetto planting false negative things into your brain and body. Fake news. Wrong accusations.”
― Maria Karvouni, You Are Always Innocent

“And I suddenly feel like Pinocchio after he’s been swallowed; dome roof with curved steel beams like a whale’s ribs, the moon and Milky Way right there at the yawning shutter of its mouth.”
― Danielle Binks, Begin, End, Begin: A #LoveOzYA Anthology

“People's lies, my dear, are easy to recognize, because there are only two kinds. Either they're lies with short legs or lies with long noses”
― C.C. Collodi

“President Trump’s press conferences on the COVID-19 pandemic would be far more meaningful if he wore a dunces hat and a Pinocchio nose.”
― Steven Magee

“Very well. I’m confident Papa told you about our missed connection aboard the Grimm vessel.”

“What’s a vessel?” Daphne asked.

“The layman calls it a boat,” Pinocchio explained.

“What’s a layman?” Daphne asked.

“Oh dear. The schools in this town are failing the youth,” Pinocchio said.”
― Michael Buckley, 2018 The Sisters Grimm 9 Book Set & Bonus Journal!

“The nose didn’t make Pinocchio a liar. It just ratted him out when he was fibbing.”
― Vincent H. O'Neil, A Pause in the Perpetual Rotation

“The Florida government is a modern version of Pinocchio.”
― Steven Magee

“Pinocchio, a puppet that was control by a human, is not a random story just to say something to entertain the crowds. Pinocchio contains hidden meanings and messages. There are ways they can connect to your body and make it move.”
― Maria Karvouni, Reality Is Just A Possible Fantasy

“With the last of my magic, I pledge to help Pinocchio become a real boy." She extended her hand to Chiara. "You remember what happened when our magics came together and struck your dove?"
As if on cue, Chiara's white dove flew past them and landed on Ilaria's arm.
"She came to life," Chia murmured. "Thanks to the two of us."
"It takes two to make miracles happen," said Ily. "Will you do the honors?"
Taking in a deep breath, Chiara nodded, and together, hand in hand, the sisters approached the lifeless Pinocchio.
Prove yourself brave, truthful, and unselfish, and someday you will be a real boy. She touched her wand to Pinocchio's head. "Awake, Pinocchio. Awake."
Magic brimmed across the young boy's still body, bringing him to life. His cheeks turned rosy, and his wooden nose became one made of flesh, the nails in his knees and elbows turning into joints and bone and muscle. Gone were his donkey ears and tail.
"Papa!" he spoke. "Papa, I'm alive!"
Geppetto rose from the sand, unable to believe his ears. But when he saw his dearest Pinocchio a real boy, his tears of sorrow turned to joy. He scooped his boy into his arms. "My son," he whispered. "You've come home."
Chiara watched them, her heart full of relief and gladness. This was what made her love being a fairy--- the tender moments of joy, the proof that hope was never in vain.”
― Elizabeth Lim, When You Wish Upon a Star

“Then you're... _Pinocchio_?"
"In the flesh. As opposed to the Norwegian pine."
"What was that like? I mean, the change. What did it feel like?"
"To be honest, not as big a deal as I was expecting. I mean, don't get me wrong, it's great not to have to worry about dry rot and termites. But the rest... meh."
"Being human is meh?"
"Mostly."
"But you were a puppet!"
"What, you think flesh-and-blood kids don't come with strings attached? Clearly, you don't know many parents."
"No. Just the one, really."
"And you spent your whole life trying to make him proud of you?"
"Well, yes. But -"
"There you go, pal. Now you see the strings.”
― Mike Carey, The Unwritten, Vol. 9: The Unwritten Fables

“The modern abridgments and retellings of Pinocchio, of which Disney’s only the most well known, soften the violence of death in Collodi’s original tale and as a result sweeten and sentimentalize the love that grows within Pinocchio. Thus they also fail to capture the gritty nature of the puppet’s courage and endurance. Pinocchio’s close calls with death, whether when dangling over the showman’s fire, hanging from a tree, or being plunged into the dark depths of the sea, are also the hard lessons he learns about the true value of life, the reality of reciprocal love, and the necessity of self-expending love in the face of evil and danger.”
― Vigen Guroian, Tending the Heart of Virtue: How Classic Stories Awaken a Child's Moral Imagination