"The image of the maimed person and of the society around him becomes prosthetic. Replacement, re-establishment of the prior situation, substitution, compensation—all this now becomes possible language."

"We don’t think it is wise to bring that boy of yours out here. It is unlucky enough to have the likes of him in the village. We doubt if the Lagoon Spirit is pleased to have him sitting here as well! We think you must keep him in your compound."

"Perhaps there was nothing to envy about them."

"The usual lazy yawn of the sea turned into an angry howl. The coconut leaves flapped and rustled, swaying desperately in the wind."

"But now, he could only think of many young children, the sick and the very old people and all animals that were all in serious danger."

"We are all here and happy today because of one brave, little man –and his dog."

"He is just one of the boys of the small village, somewhere between the sea and the lagoon."

"A stone’s throw from the sea"

"What good is a boy without a pair of good, strong legs?"

"Don’t play innocent with me, Elaine. I already fell for that once…. I thought you were different…decent…. Turns out you’re just a cheap slut… and you had the nerve of accusing me of being in love with my dead wife. You are despicable."

"So you can tell me more lies?… You told me Kuuku’s father was dead and like the fool I was, I believed you…. I know everything, Elaine. This was all a game to you wasn’t it?"

"I am bright colors with a mixture of summer flowers. I am sensitive and made up of emotions and poetry. Also, I’m a woman who allows myself to grow through feeling everything in full."

"I’m a woman boss with a voice, dreams, stories to tell and the ability to tell them. My motivation is that I’m blessed with a gift and because of that, I get to walk and live my life with a purpose."

"there is a need to have an alignment between the sense of identity of the leader and that of the followers, for leadership to achieve its goals."

"We don’t need to behave as if all is well when in actual fact we’re not too sure about where the money is going to come for sustainability so it is important in as much as we embrace it as a good policy that has to be supported."