Heidi
Heidi quotes
Memorable lines from Heidi, word for word as they are lettered in the graphic novel. Page numbers refer to the graphic novel.
Key lines, in story order
“I want to go about like the light-footed goats!”
Page 5 · Heidi strips away restrictive layers of clothing to run freely with Peter and the goats. “The mountains are on fire! The snow is burning!”
Page 15 · Heidi witnesses the alpenglow for the first time, believing the mountain peaks are on fire. “I will not send her down to school among the people who speak ill of me.”
Page 21 · The Pastor urges Uncle to send Heidi to school and rejoin the community, but Uncle sternly refuses. “I will bring you the softest white rolls from Frankfurt, Grandmother!”
Page 24 · Heidi promises to bring soft white bread rolls to Grandmother before Dete hurries her away. “Now Grandmother will have no white bread! She will never eat soft bread again!”
Page 43 · Rottenmeier discards Heidi's hoarded rolls, causing Heidi to collapse in frantic despair. “Every night I dream I am back on the Alm, hearing the fir trees... and when I wake, I am still in Frankfurt.”
Page 49 · Heidi confesses her unbearable homesickness to the compassionate Dr. Classen. “You will come to the Alm, Clara! Grandfather will make you drink sweet milk until you are strong!”
Page 52 · Heidi and Clara embrace in an affectionate promise of reunion. “Here, Grandmother! Here are the soft white rolls! You shall eat them every day!”
Page 54 · Heidi delivers the soft white rolls to Peter's blind Grandmother, fulfilling her sacred promise. “They are the fir trees; they want to tell us something.”
Page 59 · Heidi sleeps soundly once more in her mountain hayloft to the melody of the fir trees. “Oh, Heidi! I wish I could stay here forever!”
Page 68 · Clara falls in love with the Alm and experiences the vitality of mountain life. “Put your feet down firmly, Clara! Just try one step!”
Page 74 · Heidi and Peter help Clara stand up on her feet for the first time. “A good deed has come out of your wicked one, Peter. You are forgiven.”
Page 80 · Peter confesses his crime, receives forgiveness, and is rewarded for helping Clara walk.
Quotes by character
“Grandfather! I am here! I have come home and will never leave you again!”
Heidi, page 57 
“It is the sun saying goodnight to the mountains.”
Alm-Uncle, page 16 
“A penny every day... as long as I live?! I am the richest boy in the world!”
Peter, page 80 
“Heidi, look! I can walk! I can really walk!”
Clara Sesemann, page 75 
“What is this? A wild, uncultivated creature!”
Fräulein Rottenmeier, page 27 
“When we are in deep sorrow, we must tell God everything, like a child to its father.”
Grandmamma Sesemann, page 41 
“I have looked after Tobias and Adelheid's child for four years. Now I have a fine post in Frankfurt, and it is his turn to do his duty!”
Aunt Dete, page 4 
“No, child, it is always dark for me... but your sweet voice makes everything brighter.”
Peter's Grandmother, page 18 
“You have given me back my daughter, Uncle. As long as I live, you and Heidi shall never want for anything.”
Herr Sesemann, page 81 
“Do not fear, Fräulein. I shall safely escort these dangerous intruders to the pantry.”
Sebastian, page 35 
“Sesemann, the child is wasting away from severe homesickness. Medicine cannot heal her.”
Dr. Classen, page 50 
“Welcome back among us, neighbor!”
The Pastor, page 62 
“It is a long, steep climb in this blazing sun, Dete! Where are you taking the child?”
Barbel, page 3
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