- Jirô Horikoshi: Who has seen the wind? Neither I nor you: But when the leaves hang trembling, The wind is passing through.
- Young Jirô: Mr. Caproni, may I ask you a question? I know I can't be a pilot because of my eyesight. If I'm not a pilot, can I still design airplanes?
- Caproni: [smiles] Japanese boy, I've been around planes all my life, do you know how many I've flown? None! Not a one!
- [laughs]
- Caproni: Many can fly airplanes, but I design them - I CREATE airplanes, and so can you! An aeronautical engineer!
- Young Jirô: Yes!
- Caproni: But remember this, Japanese boy - airplanes are not tools for war, they are not for making money. Airplanes are beautiful dreams. Engineers turn dreams into reality.
- Caproni: [in Italian] Hey! Who are you?
- Young Jirô: I'm a Japanese boy!
- Caproni: [Italian] A Japanese boy? Why are you here?
- Young Jirô: I'm dreaming! I think this is my dream.
- Caproni: [Italian] A dream? Wait right there!
- [jumps from his plane to talk to Jiro on the ground]
- Caproni: This is MY dream, you know.
- Young Jirô: I think it's mine too.
- Caproni: Your dream? Listen, Japanese boy - So you think we are sharing this dream?
- Young Jirô: I think so - you are Count Caproni, aren't you? I've been reading all about you.
- Caproni: [chuckles] Interesting. Yes, this is a dream. This world's a dream. Welcome to my kingdom.
- Castorp: It's a nice night. 'Hier ist der zauberberg.'
- Jirô Horikoshi: The Magic Mountain, by Thomas Mann?
- Castorp: Yes. A good place for forgetting. Make a war in China - forget it. Make a puppet state in Manchuria - forget it. Quit the League of Nations - forget it. Make the world your enemy - forget it.