Sigmund Jähn: Socialism doesn't mean live behind a Wall. Socialism means reach the others and live with the others.
Alexander Kerner: The future lay in our hands. Uncertain, yet promising.
[last lines] [spoiler] Alexander Kerner: [voiceover] My mother outlived the GDR by three days. I believe it was a good thing she never learned the truth. She died happy. She wanted us to scatter her ashes to the winds. That's prohibited in Germany, b...
Alexander Kerner: On the evening of October 7, 1989 several hundred people got together for some evening exercise and marched for the right to go for walks without the Berlin Wall getting in their way.
Ariane Kerner: You were in a coma. Eight months ago. Christiane Kerner: Eight months? What happened? Ariane Kerner: Yeah, it was... Alexander Kerner: It was in October, in the supermarket. There was this enormous queue and it was really hot and you j...
Denis: Eighth floor? Alexander Kerner: Yup. Denis: Elevator? Alexander Kerner: Broken. Denis: Shit. Alexander Kerner: You can say that again.
Alexander Kerner: All this stuff has to go. Are the old curtains in the cellar? Ariane Kerner: You can't be serious.
Denis: Denis [handing Alex a video cassette] Denis: It's my best production ever. A pity your Mom will be the only audience...
Sigmund Jähn: Where to? Alexander Kerner: Wannsee Sigmund Jähn: I know what you think. Everyone does. But I'm not him.
Dr. Wagner: You must protect her from any kind of excitement. And I do mean any kind, Mr. Kerner. Alexander Kerner: Any kind of excitement. Dr. Wagner: It would be life-threatening. Alexander Kerner: And this here? [Shows the doctor a newspaper readi...
