How we cite our quotes: All quotations are from Pinocchio.
Quote #1
THE BLUE FAIRY: Prove yourself brave, truthful, and unselfish and someday you will be a real boy.
Pinocchio is built around a very simple proposition—that Pinocchio will become a real human being if he proves himself to have a good heart. Unfortunately for our stringless friend, however, it can be quite hard to stay on the straight and narrow.
Quote #2
THE BLUE FAIRY: You must learn to choose between right and wrong.
PINOCCHIO: Right and wrong? But how will I know?
THE BLUE FAIRY: Your conscience will tell you.
This passage shows how naive Pinocchio is. He's basically a one-day-old baby who was magically granted the power of speech, after all, so he utterly lacks the discipline and judgement needed to tell right from wrong.
Quote #3
JIMINY: A conscience is that still, small voice that people won't listen to. That's just the trouble with the world today.
It's worth noting that Jiminy isn't necessarily being one-hundred-percent sincere here—he's just trying to score himself some brownie points with the lovely Blue Fairy. In fact, this dynamic becomes an important part of Jiminy's own moral growth over the course of the film.
Quote #4
JIMINY: But even though the right things may seem wrong sometimes, sometimes the wrong things may be right at the wrong time, or vice versa. Understand?
From the get-go, Jiminy has some trouble with his new duties as an Official Conscience. Just look at this passage: he gets so caught up trying to explain the subjective nature of morality that he completely loses his train of thought.
Quote #5
JIMINY: Fine conscience I turned out to be. Late the first day.
See what we mean? It'd be hard enough for Pinocchio to stay true with Jiminy at his side, but it's pretty much a lost cause without his favorite bug.
Quote #6
THE BLUE FAIRY: You see, Pinocchio, a lie keeps growing and growing until it's as plain as the nose on your face.
The Blue Fairy might be a little heavy-handed in her use of visual metaphors (a bird's nest, really?), but it's the only way she's going to get through to our block-headed protagonist. And that's the first time we've ever used the word "block-headed" literally.
Quote #7
THE BLUE FAIRY: I'll forgive you this once, but remember: a boy who won't be good, might just as well be made of wood.
The Blue Fairy pops back up to rescue Pinocchio and Jiminy from the greasy clutches of the Great Stromboli, but she makes it clear that this is the last time she'll save their butts. It might sound harsh, but it's the only way Pinocchio will learn his lesson.
Quote #8
COACHMAN: I'm collecting stupid little boys.
HONEST JOHN: Stupid little boys?
COACHMAN: You know, the disobedient ones who want to play hooky from school.
Oh hey—we know a disobedient boy who plays hooky from school. Although we don't yet know the details of the Coachman's plan, we can already tell it's far worse than anything we've encountered so far.