Keep your eye on the simple problems. Solve them, and everything else falls into place. - James A. Michener

they swore there at the edge of the forest overlooking a gully that stood between them and the French troops in Le Cap: “We will defy Napoleon to the death! We will never again be slaves!” And from that day on, General Vaval, fighting alone, became a military hurricane

The South Pacific is not a paradise, in the sense that Eden wasn't either. There are always apples and snakes. But it is a wonderful place to live. The green vales of Tahiti, the hills of Guadalcanal, the towering peaks about Wau, and the noonday brilliance of Rabaul have enchanted many white travelers who have stayed on for many years and built happy lives. Often on a cool night when the beer was plentiful and the stories alluring, we have envied the men and women of the South Pacific

"How old are you?"
"Thirty six."
"Prime of life. Woman's never better. Has some sense to go along with her beauty, and you always were a beauty, Charlotte."