Joaquín: There's only one thing worse than having your son die on you... him wanting to.
Padre Francisco: Freedom without a life is not freedom. Ramón Sampedro: A life without freedom is not a life.
Ramón Sampedro: When you can't escape, and you constantly rely on everyone else, you learn to cry by smiling, you know?
Ramón Sampedro: The person who really loves me will be the one who helps me die. That's love, Rosa. That's love.
[first lines] Gené: Relax. You're feeling calmer and calmer. Now imagine a movie screen, opening before you. On it, imagine your favorite place. Concentrate on your breathing, allowing your whole body to relax, to feel at peace. Keep it going. Just ...
Rosa: Love is an impulse. You can't rationalize it.
[last lines] Ramón Sampedro: Out to sea. Out to sea, and in the weightlessness of the deep where dreams come true, two souls unite to fulfill a single wish. Your gaze and mine, over and over like an echo, repeating silently: "Deeper, and deeper," be...
Ramón Sampedro: [in monologue] Only time and the evolution of consciences will decide one day if my request was reasonable or not.
Rosa: Fear is a powerful weapon. Fear doesn't give you the power to decide.
Gené: Fear is a powerful weapon. Fear doesn't give you the power to decide.
Julia: Ramón, why to die?
Julia: Too bad there's no view of the sea. Ramón Sampedro: Just as well. This way I see it when I choose. Julia: What do you mean? Ramón Sampedro: When I'm in the mood, I concentrate and walk I out to the sea. I fly there.
Conductor: Aren't you Ramón Sampedro? It's an honour.