As one grows weaker one is less susceptible to suffering. There is less hurt because there is less to hurt.
Somehow, the love of the islands, like the love of a woman, just happens. One cannot determine in advance to love a particular woman, nor can one so determine to love Hawaii.
The Wild still lingered in him and the wolf in him merely slept.
Life is not a matter of holding good cards, but sometimes, playing a poor hand well.
It's better to stand by someone's side than by yourself
His conclusion was that things were not always what they appeared to be. The cub's fear of the unknown was an inherited distrust, and it had now been strengthened by experience. Thenceforth, in the nature of things, he would possess an abiding distrust of appearances.