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Julien Mauriac
Ari de Champlain is the son of Rachel and Marc de Champlain. After Rachel gets sent to a concentration camp, Vianne takes him in and raises him as her own son. At the end of the war, Ari is sent to America to live with his relatives. Decades later, he reunites with Vianne in Paris and expresses his gratitude.
Ari de Champlain Quotes in The Nightingale
The The Nightingale quotes below are all either spoken by Ari de Champlain or refer to Ari de Champlain. For each quote, you can also see the other characters and themes related to it (each theme is indicated by its own dot and icon, like this one:
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Chapter 1
Quotes
If I have learned anything in this long life of mine, it is this: In love we find out who we want to be; in war we find out who we are.
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Chapter 24
Quotes
“Ari,” she said quietly, taking his face in her hands. “Your maman is with the angels in Heaven. She won’t be coming back.”
Chapter 25
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“Forgive my manners, Madame. But we have shown you all our best behaviors, and this is what we get from many of you French. Lies and betrayal and sabotage.”
Chapter 37
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“One boy with no memory of who he has may seem a small thing to lose, but to us, he is the future. We cannot let you raise him in a religion that is not yours and take him to synagogue when you remember. Ari needs to be who he is, and to be with his people. Surely his mother would want that.”
Chapter 39
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I smile at them, my two boys who should have broken me, but somehow saved me, each in his own way. Because of them, I know now what matters, and it is not what I have lost. It is my memories. Wounds heal. Love lasts.
We remain.
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Ari de Champlain Quotes in The Nightingale
The The Nightingale quotes below are all either spoken by Ari de Champlain or refer to Ari de Champlain. For each quote, you can also see the other characters and themes related to it (each theme is indicated by its own dot and icon, like this one:
).
Chapter 1
Quotes
If I have learned anything in this long life of mine, it is this: In love we find out who we want to be; in war we find out who we are.
Related Characters:
Page Number and Citation:
Explanation and Analysis:
Chapter 24
Quotes
“Ari,” she said quietly, taking his face in her hands. “Your maman is with the angels in Heaven. She won’t be coming back.”
Chapter 25
Quotes
“Forgive my manners, Madame. But we have shown you all our best behaviors, and this is what we get from many of you French. Lies and betrayal and sabotage.”
Chapter 37
Quotes
“One boy with no memory of who he has may seem a small thing to lose, but to us, he is the future. We cannot let you raise him in a religion that is not yours and take him to synagogue when you remember. Ari needs to be who he is, and to be with his people. Surely his mother would want that.”
Chapter 39
Quotes
I smile at them, my two boys who should have broken me, but somehow saved me, each in his own way. Because of them, I know now what matters, and it is not what I have lost. It is my memories. Wounds heal. Love lasts.
We remain.
