The Whale Rider

He loved them deeply, but sometimes love becomes a power game between the ambitions that parents have for their children and the ambitions that children have for themselves.

Der Mensch mag sein moko (Tätowierung) in die Erde tätowieren, aber sobald seine Wachsamkeit nachlässt, nimmt die Natur sich zurück, was er sich angeeignet hatte, um seine Eitelkeit zu befriedigen.

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

... 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.

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

Man might carve his mark on the earth but unless he's vigilant, Nature will take it all back.