Pan's Labyrinth Choices Quotes

How we cite our quotes: All quotations are from Pan's Labyrinth.

Quote #4

FERREIRO: Her temperature is down.

VIDAL: But she still has a fever?

FERREIRO: Yes, but it's a good sign. Her body is responding.

VIDAL: Listen to me: if you have to choose, save the baby. That boy will bear my name and my father's name too.

Wow, this is a choice that most people couldn't even consider unless absolutely necessary. But Vidal is prepared. To him, Carmen's merely a vessel carrying his precious cargo. It's not a choice between two lives: it's a choice between some woman and his own immortality.

Quote #5

FAUN: This is the Book of Crossroads. Open it when you're alone and it will show you your future—show you what must be done.

"Crossroads" is a place where two roads intersect, but it's often used to describe a difficult decision that must be made. The books title is there to remind us that Ofelia has a choice. She isn't being commanded by the Faun; she's handed a book and it will show her the future. Every step of the journey is of her own volition.