"Desiree Dieu-Donne felt no joy in the awakening life around her. She saw the flowers, the plants spring out-- scenes of brilliance to startle the eyes. She heard the happy talk, the ready laughter of peasants, but only one thought sustained her: I must leave."
"How did one start? Put one foot out, the other is sure to follow."
"She loved Mama Euralie. How to defy her? How to tell her that she had to leave her and Tonton in their old age? The old woman held silent, but her bright eyes grew more anxious as time passed."
Daniel studies in France. Daniel's generations came from France, and they support Napoleon. However, a man married a peasant girl, and their children became to support this Island. Therefore, the father fought sons. Father ended up sailing to France, and the sons occupied the castle (hotel), and then there is a curse for the sons that they will never come back to France.
"Then he fell in love with a peasant girl--black as night, with skin as smooth as velvet, slanting eyes, and pretty white teeth. La Belle, they called her... Ti Moune," he said, studying the face of the peasant girl. "She must have looked much like you..."
Tonton Julian--Wise and kind. Optimistic and open minded
"Ahhh, sixteen. That is the age. But remember, bravery can sometimes be the mark of a fool, ma petite. The stronger the swimmer, the faster he drowns."
"My wife, treasures that need constant watching have already been lost. Real joy only comes in the future"
Erzulie:
I am Erzulie, your loa of love. I do not hold you to the vow you made on that stressful night. Nor, ma belle, am I speaking of a most improbable love you hold for the young man--- whose way of life is as impossible a distance from yours as the road you must travel to see him. What I shall speak of is love--- yours for Mama Euralie--- hers for you.
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