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“High cheek bones gave Queen Obadia's face a rare and exotic beauty, but her most riveting feature was her almond eyes. Large and hypnotic, they roamed over the faces of the visitors seated before her, settling for one magical instant on Nicholas’s face. In that split-second he thought he saw something register in the queen’s eyes. Then it was gone as she turned her attention to others.”

Coming Of AgeHistorical FictionHistorical RomanceNew ZealandTahitiAotearoaMaorisMultiracial RomanceTransit Of Venus
Book:New Zealand
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“When a plane departed the atoll after delivering construction supplies, its passengers were given lists of things we needed from town. On one occasion, my wife, Dora DeLarios, went to Papeete for the day. Marlon had given her a shopping list for food for the evening meal and the list included a bottle of rum. When Dora’s plane got back that evening, Marlon discovered that Dora had forgotten his rum and yelled at her. She got so fed up, she took a swing at him and knocked his hat off. I’d never seen Marlon with quite such an expression — surprise, anger, confusion, and amusement all at once. Dora was not to be reckoned with, and Marlon, who could have decked her, controlled himself.”

Male PrivilegeSexism QuotesTahitiMarlon BrandoMysoginistPrivate Island
Book:Waltzing With Brando: Planning a Paradise in Tahiti
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“We know now that all the people of Polynesia carry taro root and coconut palm and breadfruit with them when they settle a new island, but they themselves will tell you that the gods planted these things here. Some of their stories are quite fabulous. They say that the breadfruit tree was crafted by the gods to resemble a human body, as a clue to humans, you see- to tell us that the tree is useful. They say that this is why the leaves of the breadfruit resemble hands- to show humans that they should reach toward this tree and find sustenance there. In fact, the Tahitians say that 'all' the useful plants on this island resemble parts of the human body, as a message from the gods, you see. This is why coconut oil, which is helpful for headaches, comes from the coconut, which looks like a head. 'Mape' chestnuts are said to be good for kidney ailments, for they resemble kidneys themselves, or so I am told. The bright red sap of the 'fei' plant is meant to be useful for blood ailments." "The signature of all things," Alma murmured.”

Book TitleFruit TreesTahitiMedicinal HerbsGods CreationMedicinal PlantsBreadfruitCoconut Oil
Book:The Signature of All Things
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“We are a free people; and now you have planted in our country the title deeds of our future slavery. You are neither god nor demon; who are you, then, to make slaves? Orou! You understand the language of these men, tell us all, as you have told me, what they have written on this sheet of metal: This country is ours. This country yours? And why? Because you have walked thereon? If a Tahitian landed one day on your shores, and scratched on one of your rocks or on the bark of your trees: This country belongs to the people of Tahiti - what would you think?”

PeopleIfsThinkingMenCountryLanguageWrittenTreeAtheismRocksOne DaySlaverySlaveDeedsPositive AtheismOur CountryTitlesDemonShoreOur FutureMetalsSheetsBarkTahiti
Author:Denis Diderot
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“Cultural wisdom says 'Don't quit your day job.' Yet I think these desires represent our psyche's stretch toward wholeness. And to be whole, as many religious tranditions teach, is to make manifest a unique face of God in the world. We don't want to be irresponsible, yet for every accountant who deserts his family and sails for Tahiti, ten American men have heart attacks at their desks, after hours.”

ThinkingMenWorldWantHeartWholeJobsFacesDesireHoursReligiousTeachTenUniqueQuittingDesertManifestDesksSailWholenessIrresponsibleAccountantsHeart AttackDay JobsAfter HoursTahiti
Author:Mary Rose O'Reilley
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“Real Dreams don't require you to abandon your family, quit your job, and move to Tahiti with your paintbrush. They just require that you search your soul for that deep dream you put aside-and go for it. And watch your life light up.”

RealSoulDreamLightJobsMovingWatchesQuittingYour SoulOur FamilyAbandonLight UpPaintbrushQuitting Your JobTahiti
Book:I Could Do Anything If I Only Knew What It Was: How to Discover What You Really Want and How to Get It
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“Had the Holocaust happened in Tahiti or the Congo, as it has; had it happened in South America, as it has; had it happened in the West Indies, as it has - you must remember that within fifty years of Columbus's arrival, only the bones remained of the people called the Arawaks, with one or two of them in Spain as specimens. Had the Holocaust committed under the Nazis happened somewhere else, we wouldn't be talking about it the way we talk about it.”

PeopleWayYearsTwoAmericaRememberTalkingHappenedWestSouthCommittedBonesFiftyHolocaustNaziSpainSomewhere ElseCongoArrivalsColumbusSouth AmericaWest IndiesTahiti
Author:Jamaica Kincaid
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“Although most of us know Vincent van Gogh in Arles and Paul Gauguin in Tahiti as if they were neighbors -- somewhat disreputable but endlessly fascinating -- none of us can name two French generals or department store owners of that period. I take enormous pride in considering myself an artist, one of the necessaries.”

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Author:James A. Michener
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“I should consent to breed under pressure, if I were convinced in any way of the reasonableness of reproducing the species. But my nerves and the nerves of any woman I could live with three months, would produce only a victim... lacking in impulse, a mere bundle of discriminations. If I were wealthy I might subsidize a stud of young peasants, or a tribal group in Tahiti.”

IfsWayShouldMightYoungThreeGroupsProduceMonthsBirthPressureVictimMereSpeciesConvincedDiscriminationImpulseWealthyNervesLackingConsentPeasantsThree MonthsBundlesUnder PressureProcreationStudsReproducingReasonablenessTahiti
Book:Pavannes and Divagations
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