1 The past is in the past and it doesn’t really make sense to keep bringing it up, so that’s it. -Rafael
What use is there in bringing up old tragic memories that only manage to break you. Keep the past where it belongs; in the past. Move on and let go of all that which doesn’t serve any purpose in any meaningful way.
2 My love, the things that actually matter in life always come unexpectedly. -Berlin
The best things in life come to you in the most unexpected ways, when you least expect it. You have no control over it. And when these moments come, they change your life altogether.
3 The plan is designed to survive any setbacks, including my death. -Professor
The heist plan laid out by The Professor was meticulously designed to survive any setbacks that may hinder it. Throughout the show, there are constant obstacles and random events which affect the plan but the characters still manage to make it out owing to the complexity and adaptability of the plan. Even the death of The Professor is not supposed to hinder the heist.
4 In heists, love can get multiplied. -Tokyo
We’ve seen throughout the show how characters fall in love in the midst of heists, from Tokyo and Rio to Denver and Monica. The adrenaline rush and dangerous situations that they face only helps in multiplying the love that blossoms between the characters.
5 Death is simply just a word, a priori. It comprises everything that doesn’t exist. On the other hand, once you’re dead, you won’t remember you were alive. -Berlin
Death is the end of everything that once existed. It’s the one certain thing in this uncertain life. In the world of heists, death is an ever-present probability. It’s something you cannot avoid. And hence, they learn to live with the fact that it exists and cannot be avoided.
6 What I don’t want is for you to die before you’ve even lived. -Berlin
Life is short. Most people’s lives are monotonous, dull and make no sense. What Berlin wanted for his son, Rafael, was a life of adventure, of liberty and in the strictest sense of the word, fun. All that he wanted was for Rafael to walk into the world of heists and live his life to fullest instead of being stuck in monotony.
7 The things that are really important in life, Rafael, have a price, Rebellion, Liberty, Ideals. -Berlin
Nothing in life comes for free, and not at all those which are really important in life. Things like liberty and ideals demand a price. If that’s the kind of life you choose, you will have to pay the price for it.
8 We’re up against the ropes, But we’re not gonna end up in the morgue. -Lisbon
Even at the brink of failure and despair, the crew refuse to give up. They refrain from being despondent over it and instead fight back, just as they did so many times before. If they gave up, the future that awaits them was prison or death.
9 Dignity is all we have left. -Bogota
In life, dignity is all that matters. There comes a time when you have to stand up for yourself and fight back against a world that refuses to give you the respect and dignity that you deserve. Wealth, riches and everything else is secondary. All you take with you to your grave is dignity.
10 Revenge is a selfish act. -Palermo
Revenge is nothing but an act of selfishness. You do no good to anyone else by pursuing vengeance. All it brings is more violence and hate and nothing else.
11 In the bathtub I told you to break up with me, But I didn’t say my last words, You’re not leaving here without me. -Tokyo
Tokyo and Rio’s love story is one of intense passion and fire. They spent most of their time together and even on the brink of destruction and death, they refused to leave each other’s side. They are the kind of couple who will never give up on each other.
12 Don’t pretend to be someone else, You’ll never be one of them. -Arturo
What use is there in trying to be someone you are not. Be true to yourself. No matter how much you try to be something you are not, you’ll always come back to square one.
13 My dad also thinks he screwed up my life, but I love him to death. -Julia
No matter how much you try to hate your parents, you’ll still love them. That’s the kind of relationship one shares with their parents. Even if your parents think they failed you, you can never hate them for who they are.
14 Back in those days, whenever a man was dressed up as a woman on TV, it was just a big joke, just for people to laugh. -Julia
Trans people have always been showcased as the center of jokes throughout history. Their entire existence has been brought down to humour and jokes invalidating their identity. Julia is a trans character that breaks these stereotypes and challenges such notions of society.
15 I think the natural state of parenthood is just plain confusion. -Julia
Being a parent is not an easy job. It brings about constant confusion, stress and a mountain of responsibilities. Parenthood changes your life in a myriad of ways.
16 And at the end of the day, it’s not about doing everything the right way, it’s about loving. -Julia
In the end, what matters is not doing everything right. You cannot do everything right all the time. But one thing that you are always capable of doing is loving another and being kind.
17 We’re the ones who are going to make art, This heist will be unforgettable. -Berlin
Berlin sees himself as nothing less than an artist. His heists are meticulously planned down to the smallest detail, just like an artist plans and executes his artwork.
18 What I needed was someone to believe in me. -Julia
In the end, what we crave the most is someone who will believe in us and trust us throughout our lives. When someone places their trust on us, we find a sense of belonging and kindness and that is what makes our life a bit more bearable.
19 Sometimes during the World Cup finals, you know which team is gonna lose by the look of fear in the players’ faces as they sing the anthem. -Palermo
Fear is what eventually leads to loss. Just before a game begins, if all the players feel is fear, then defeat is inevitable. Only the team which manages to stand strong and not be intimidated, no matter how tough the challenge may seem, can make it out victorious.
20 We’re the dregs of society, a team with the biggest losers in history; trans, criminals, scumbags, gays, Latinos, Balkans, what can they teach us about losing? -Palermo
Loss is for those who have never faced defeat. Those who have been constantly defeated by society, who have been made to shut themselves away and been stomped upon by everyone, never feel fear. They have nothing to lose anymore. And the heist crew was made of such people, criminals, gays, trans people and so many others.
21 Only a true thief feels like he owns someone else’s property. -Berlin
Thieves have no morality or ethics. They feel entitled to someone else’s properties and act as if they own them. They act on this exact idea and without any remorse.
22 Now you know that you’re really one of us, So, next time, you can leave all of that arrogance and moral superiority behind and never call me a cynic ever again. -Berlin
Berlin is a character who takes everything personally. He doesn’t like the fact that his son acts arrogantly and has a huge ego. So, he, in their first heist together, teaches him a lesson to break his ego.
23 I never took you to play tennis, or to ride a bike uphill, or to go rowing someplace because doing that wouldn’t teach you something you already know. -Berlin
Berlin never did the usual things that a father is expected to do. He had confidence in his son’s intelligence and never doubted him. Instead, he wanted to teach him to be different, to enjoy his freedom and be better than the rest.
24 If you really want something in life, you have to steal it from someone else. That’s the story of the world, my son. -Berlin
Berlin’s philosophy of life is theft. He believes that nothing in life; power, freedom or liberty come free. They have to be taken from others by force.
25 You’re the sexiest woman in the world but I love you for your brains.-Professor
Being sexy and beautiful can only take you so far in life. You need more than just physical attraction. A clever and intelligent person is always more attractive.
26 Life goes on. -Julia
Life isn’t static. It always moves forward. No matter how tough today may seem, life doesn’t end there. It goes on, even if you choose not to.
27 I believe you keep on living in the final thought you have the moment before you die. -Tokyo
We have no idea what lies beyond death. Maybe everything ends right then, maybe there’s really an afterlife. But one thing that we can be sure about is that we continue to live on in the thoughts of those who love us.
28 So when the chaos happens, I always think about when I was the happiest, So I’ll stay and live in those memories forever. -Tokyo
When death comes knocking at your door, do not look at it with fearful eyes. Instead, think of the happiest memories you have and go with a smile on your face.
29 I think I’d like people to say that they shared things with me, But you know, like something that’s real, Like, for instance, friendship. -Nairobi
In the end, even after death, we live on in the memories of those who love us. And we will be remembered for the things we’ve given to others. What matters is that you leave good memories and a proud legacy for people to remember you by.
30 Just having friends isn’t enough, You gotta really feel them. -Nairobi
There are people who boast about having so many friends. But the truth is that there is nothing great about having numerous friends. Friendship is only real when there is some real bond that’s made, when you can really feel that there is some substance to the connection you have.
31 Run, close your eyes and endure. -Tokyo
You cannot stay in pain throughout your life. You have to run ahead. Life isn’t lived in stagnation. Close your eyes, and no matter how tough the pain is, endure it.
32 But eventually there comes a time when you stop and all the pain washes over you, And you feel like there’s nothing you can do to make it disappear. -Tokyo
No matter how hard you try running away from pain, it eventually catches up. Sometimes, there’s nothing you can do to lessen it. The only thing left for you to do then is to accept it, instead of trying to bury it.
33 I knew I had to run faster than ever before, so the grief couldn’t catch me. -Tokyo
Grief is treacherous. It eats you from the inside and leaves you with a gaping hole in your heart. No matter how deep you try to bury it, it eventually catches up to you and eats you away.
34 You don’t just want money to buy things, You need money to be free, Freedom’s expensive. -Rene
No matter how much one denies it, money is very much important in life. You can never truly be free without money. Without money, you’ll always be on the lookout for means to fill your stomach and survive.
35 I’m offering you resurrection, A second life. -Professor
Tokyo’s failed heist destroyed her entire life and took away from her, her lover. There wasn’t a future for her or a life waiting for her. And it’s in that moment that the Professor came forward and offered a new life. He offered her resurrection.
36 A lot of people believe we only find one true love in our lives, But what they don’t realize is that you can have several lives. -Tokyo
True love doesn’t just happen once. If you allow your heart the chance to fall in love again, you will. Even if you have lost your love, your heart will still heal. Love isn’t a flower that blooms once every blue moon. Keep your heart open and you shall find it again.
37 Something ends today, But now is the first day of your next life. You’ve gotta live a lot of lives, my love. -Tokyo
Every end is just the beginning of something new. If you can find meaning in endings, it won’t hurt as much. Never let your life be broken due to one thing that ends. Instead, keep it open for new beginnings.
38 No other metal’s gotten so many people killed as the one that we use to propose to someone. No other metal’s caused this much pain and this much madness-Tokyo
Gold is usually the primary reason that has led to many wars throughout history. It is a metal stained with the blood of innocents. The events of Money Heist were all for the sake of gold and this lead to the deaths of many.
39 I was just another casualty in the endless list of names where gold is the only survivor, because while everything else decays, gold remains flawless. -Tokyo
The heist eventually led to the death of both Nairobi and Tokyo. They were casualties of the battle for gold, like so many before them.
40 In war there are no good guys. -Rio
A war has no ethics, no moral code or principles. Both the sides are stained with blood. If you are in a war, you have chosen violence and you cannot call yourself the good side.
41 You still think there’s a right side? -Palermo
hile the crew had decided to not harm innocents, they caused the deaths of six soldiers and a hostage. The authorities had caused enough damage on the other side too. To believe there was a right side was foolish.
42 Don’t you think it’s ironic that your violence is required to keep the peace? -Palermo
When confronting the soldiers who’ve come to assassinate them, Paleremo questions the authenticity of their principles. Apparently, the violence of the enforcement is a necessity to maintain peace. How can one justify resorting to violence even if it is supposedly for the greater good?
43 I’m here out of love for a man and an idea. -Palermo
The heist for Palermo was more than just something done for the sake of gold. He was there because he was in love with Berlin and this heist was his legacy.
44 I don’t fit into that life and that makes me sad. -Denver
Denver was a man who loved the thrill of heists and adventure. Having a family and being in a marriage was something that made him feel like he was being chained up. He didn’t fit into that life.
45 You’re putting this whole mess and responsibility to step aside on me. -Manila
Denver still had feelings for Manila. But he was already married to Monica. Manila was very well aware that even though she did reciprocate those feelings back, she couldn’t pursue him. It was her responsibility to make things clear and end everything for good.
46 Ultimately, what one misses is not the thrill of being a criminal. It is the comfort of your family. -Alicia Sierra
In the end, what we yearn for the most is our family and their love. The Professor missed his life full of heists and the thrill that came with it. But in the end, he was a family man and it was inevitable that he would have to come to terms with that.
47 I thought that Tokyo’s plan to rescue Anibal Cortes was nothing more than the whim of a spoiled brat who feels guilty. I later realised she was doing it out of love. -Racquel
Tokyo and Rio were madly in love with each other. They’d lived together for years and had only grown closer. Although they decided to take a break, the feelings were still alive in their hearts. When Rio was abducted, Tokyo didn’t think twice before putting her life on the line to save her.
48 Very few people in the world are capable of braving the impossible to save someone. -Racquel
It takes a lot of guts to stand up for someone else. Very few people would be ready to put their life on the line to save someone else, even if they love them dearly.
49 A little while ago, up there, you almost died. And I can’t even begin to imagine what it’d be like to live without you Denver. -Monica
Monica and Denver’s relationship began with a heist and they only grew closer since then. Although they fought often ever since Denver chose to join the heist, Monica still loved him. She couldn’t bear to see him get hurt, ever.
50 Because only then, through willful immaturity, can one achieve great things. The sort of thing that serious people, mature people can never achieve. -Berlin
To achieve great things one needs to dream big. Only those who are ready to throw all logic, reason and sense out the window and stick to what they believe in can leave a mark in history.
51 For Palermo and Berlin, maturity meant the same thing, The end of hopes and dreams, and starting to approach life with a certain bitter awareness. -Tokyo
As you begin to become more mature, life takes on a grimmer tone. You start to learn life’s cruel ways and look at the future with a certain bit of pessimism. Mature people are always cautious; sometimes, a bit too much.
52 After all, maturing, like growing old, consists of gradually discarding dreams. -Tokyo
As you mature, you lose the shine in your eyes. You start to give up on dreams that you held onto as a child. Age is the loss of hope, dreams and optimism.
53 Science doesn’t live on numbers and calculations alone. Have a little faith. A little love too. -Palermo
Science isn’t just about the numbers or the theory. You need to have a bit of faith, goodwill and love too. At one point of time when all of Berlin and Palermo’s calculations seemed to fail, the latter asked the crew to have faith and hang on.
54 C’mon darling. It’s not just about the gold. It’s all the night we spent planning together. The hours and hours we spent stuck on the same problems. -Palermo
The heist for Palermo was not just about the gold. For him, it was an ode to his lost love, Berlin. It was his legacy. By making the heist a success, he wanted to pay respect to all those times that Berlin and he spent together.
55 It’s poetry. It’s pure poetry brother. -Palermo
As the heist came to a success, Palermo remarked as to how beautiful the heist was. To him, it was nothing less than art. Everything that he and Berlin planned for was coming to a poetic climax.
56 I thought if I chased you fast enough, the sadness wouldn’t catch me. -Alicia Sierra
For Alicia, her job was an escape from the sadness that plagued her. She had lost her husband and was soon going to be a mother. It was too much for her to bear and she always tried to keep herself busy to not let the grief catch up to her.
57 I’m not going to let anyone else go down for this heist. I won’t let you down.-Professor
The crew had already lost two people, Tokyo and Nairobi, in the heist. It was already too much for the Professor to bear. He was adamant to not let anyone else die. And with Sierra joining them, he wasn’t going to let her down too.
58 But I think the worst part isn’t losing your freedom. It’s being deprived of affection. -Racquel
When the crew talk about how being in prison must be like, Racquel goes on to tell them that it isn’t the loss of freedom that hurts, rather, the loss of affection. People crave affection more than anything. We need a place to belong and feel loved.
59 I’ve been obsessed with him for years. Today I realized that there’s nothing there. -Julia
When Denver kisses Manila, she realises that what she was wishing for all her life was foolish. Denver was already married to someone else. There wasn’t a future she could have with him.
60 There Are No Right Sides In Hell, Major. -Palermo
When Sagasta and Palermo face off against each other, it is clear that both sides have obviously been hurt. As they sit across each other, Palermo points out that they are not so different after all. Sagasta retorts by saying that at least, he is fighting for the right side. But by that point, both sides were knee deep into the hell that the heist had become and there wasn’t a right side anymore.
61 Either we both win or we both lose. Colonel, it’s time for you to face it, this is checkmate. -Professor
As the heist comes to a close, the Professor executes one his most ingenious checkmates ever. He reveals his secret plan that he’d laid down way before the heist began. Tamayo essentially had two choices: he either had to choose to accept the professor’s offer, take the fake gold and be a national hero or kill them, choose to give up the gold and watch the nation fall into bankruptcy.
62 I’m a thief. son of a thief. Brother of a thief. I hope someday to be the father of a thief. -Professor
All throughout the show, the Professor keeps saying that heists are his way of talking to his deceased father and brother. But towards the end of the show, when he faces off against Tamayo, Professor finally accepts his identity as a thief. He had been lying to himself all this while but now, he’s proud to be a thief and is finally owning his identity, no matter what anyone else thinks.
63 It didn’t all work out the way we wanted. We’re not all here, but we did achieve something. -Professor
As the heist ends and the crew gather in the hangar, the Professor delivers a really heartfelt speech. They’d all gone through something extraordinary and the heist didn’t go exactly as they planned. They lost a few people but, in the end, they did achieve something.
63 Amazing Quotes from Netflix Series, Money Heist Season 5
1. The past is in the past and it doesn’t really make sense to keep bringing it up, so that’s it. -Rafael
2. My love, the things that actually matter in life always come unexpectedly. -Berlin
3. The plan is designed to survive any setbacks, including my death. -Professor
4. In heists, love can get multiplied. -Tokyo
5. Death is simply just a word, a priori. It comprises everything that doesn’t exist. On the other hand, once you’re dead, you won’t remember you were alive. -Berlin
6. What I don’t want is for you to die before you’ve even lived. -Berlin
7. The things that are really important in life, Rafael, have a price, Rebellion, Liberty, Ideals. -Berlin
8. We’re up against the ropes, But we’re not gonna end up in the morgue. -Lisbon
9. Dignity is all we have left. -Bogota
10. Revenge is a selfish act. -Palermo
11. In the bathtub I told you to break up with me, But I didn’t say my last words, You’re not leaving here without me. -Tokyo
12. Don’t pretend to be someone else, You’ll never be one of them. -Arturo
13. My dad also thinks he screwed up my life, but I love him to death. -Julia
14. Back in those days, whenever a man was dressed up as a woman on TV, it was just a big joke, just for people to laugh. -Julia
15. I think the natural state of parenthood is just plain confusion. -Julia
16. And at the end of the day, it’s not about doing everything the right way, it’s about loving. -Julia
17. We’re the ones who are going to make art, This heist will be unforgettable. -Berlin
18. What I needed was someone to believe in me. -Julia
19. Sometimes during the World Cup finals, you know which team is gonna lose by the look of fear in the players’ faces as they sing the anthem. -Palermo
20. We’re the dregs of society, a team with the biggest losers in history; trans, criminals, scumbags, gays, Latinos, Balkans, what can they teach us about losing? -Palermo
21. Only a true thief feels like he owns someone else’s property. -Berlin
22. Now you know that you’re really one of us, So, next time, you can leave all of that arrogance and moral superiority behind and never call me a cynic ever again. -Berlin
23. I never took you to play tennis, or to ride a bike uphill, or to go rowing someplace because doing that wouldn’t teach you something you already know. -Berlin
24. If you really want something in life, you have to steal it from someone else. That’s the story of the world, my son. -Berlin
25. You’re the sexiest woman in the world but I love you for your brains.-Professor
26. Life goes on. -Julia
27. I believe you keep on living in the final thought you have the moment before you die. -Tokyo
28. So when the chaos happens, I always think about when I was the happiest, So I’ll stay and live in those memories forever. -Tokyo
29. I think I’d like people to say that they shared things with me, But you know, like something that’s real, Like, for instance, friendship. -Nairobi
30. Just having friends isn’t enough, You gotta really feel them. -Nairobi
31. Run, close your eyes and endure. -Tokyo
32. But eventually there comes a time when you stop and all the pain washes over you, And you feel like there’s nothing you can do to make it disappear. -Tokyo
33. I knew I had to run faster than ever before, so the grief couldn’t catch me. -Tokyo
34. You don’t just want money to buy things, You need money to be free, Freedom’s expensive. -Rene
35. I’m offering you resurrection, A second life. -Professor
36. A lot of people believe we only find one true love in our lives, But what they don’t realize is that you can have several lives. -Tokyo
37. Something ends today, But now is the first day of your next life. You’ve gotta live a lot of lives, my love. -Tokyo
38. No other metal’s gotten so many people killed as the one that we use to propose to someone. No other metal’s caused this much pain and this much madness-Tokyo
39. I was just another casualty in the endless list of names where gold is the only survivor, because while everything else decays, gold remains flawless. -Tokyo
40. In war there are no good guys. -Rio
41. You still think there’s a right side? -Palermo
42. Don’t you think it’s ironic that your violence is required to keep the peace? -Palermo
43. I’m here out of love for a man and an idea. -Palermo
44. I don’t fit into that life and that makes me sad. -Denver
45. You’re putting this whole mess and responsibility to step aside on me. -Manila
46. Ultimately, what one misses is not the thrill of being a criminal. It is the comfort of your family. -Alicia Sierra
47. I thought that Tokyo’s plan to rescue Anibal Cortes was nothing more than the whim of a spoiled brat who feels guilty. I later realised she was doing it out of love. -Racquel
48. Very few people in the world are capable of braving the impossible to save someone. -Racquel
49. A little while ago, up there, you almost died. And I can’t even begin to imagine what it’d be like to live without you Denver. -Monica
50. Because only then, through willful immaturity, can one achieve great things. The sort of thing that serious people, mature people can never achieve. -Berlin
51. For Palermo and Berlin, maturity meant the same thing, The end of hopes and dreams, and starting to approach life with a certain bitter awareness. -Tokyo
52. After all, maturing, like growing old, consists of gradually discarding dreams. -Tokyo
53. Science doesn’t live on numbers and calculations alone. Have a little faith. A little love too. -Palermo
54. C’mon darling. It’s not just about the gold. It’s all the night we spent planning together. The hours and hours we spent stuck on the same problems. -Palermo
55. It’s poetry. It’s pure poetry brother. -Palermo
56. I thought if I chased you fast enough, the sadness wouldn’t catch me. -Alicia Sierra
57. I’m not going to let anyone else go down for this heist. I won’t let you down.-Professor
58. But I think the worst part isn’t losing your freedom. It’s being deprived of affection. -Racquel
59. I’ve been obsessed with him for years. Today I realized that there’s nothing there. -Julia
60. There Are No Right Sides In Hell, Major. -Palermo
61. Either we both win or we both lose. Colonel, it’s time for you to face it, this is checkmate. -Professor
62. I’m a thief. son of a thief. Brother of a thief. I hope someday to be the father of a thief. -Professor
63. It didn’t all work out the way we wanted. We’re not all here, but we did achieve something. -Professor