Daughter of Moloka'i
Alan Brennert
Top 10 Best Quotes
“marveled at how two souls - two completely different species - could make each other so happy. If you were kind to animals, they repaid that kindness a thousandfold. People disappointed; animals never did.”
“Kindness is scarce in the world”
“It is enough for me to know that I left something of beauty behind and that it has thrived. I am content.”
“Aloha means to see the 'uhane—the living spirit, immortal soul, whatever you call it—in everyone you meet.”
“She listened to a life's story that was, she discovered, richer than it was sad.”
“She learned what 'ohana truly meant, and that she was a part of it. She began to understand that none of this could replace or usurp the family she had always known, but only enriched what she already possessed. With wonder and a growing absence of fear she realized: I am more than I was an hour ago.”
“Ruth marveled at how two souls— two completely different species— could make each other so happy. If you were kind to animals, they repaid that kindness a thousandfold.”
“People disappointed; animals never did.”
“I'm lucky, you see: I had two mothers. One gave life to me; one raised me. But they both loved me. You know, some people don't even get that once... There's only one disadvantage, really, to having two mothers. You know twice the love... but you grieve twice as much.”
“I am secure in the knowledge that I am the mother of your heart," Etsuko said, smiling. "But she is the mother of your blood. She deserves to see what a fine woman you have become”
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Book Keywords:
cats, love, life, beauty, companions, mother, kindness, loss, family, animals, animal-companionship, animals-love, dogs, grief
