“... sometimes love becomes a power game between ambitions that parents have for their children and the ambitions that children have for themselves.”

“... the love which Kahu received from Koro Apirana was the sort that dropped off the edge of the table, like breadcrumbs after everybody else has had a big meal.”

“Sometimes life has a habit of flooding over you and rushing you along in its overwhelming tide.”

“Even the good guys,' she said, 'can't win all the time.”

“Today I want to belong. I want to feel safe and at home. I want to be aware of what it is like simply to be, without defenses or desires. I will appreciate the flow of life for what it is-my own tr...”

“Nature reflects the moods of the wizard.”

“My calling ties me to no office, makes me no man's slave, compels me to no action which my soul condemns. It sets me free from town life, which I loathe; and allows me to breathe clean air, to exer...”