Alan Brennert

But it's a poor church that cares only for what happens to a soul after it leaves this life." -Damien

— Alan Brennert

“No. Grief and anger doesn’t shock me.” Catherine paused. “Rachel, do you remember that day at the convent when we saw the…

— Alan Brennert

It is not just the history of the Hawaiian islands but the significance of the ordinary people whose lives - many quite…

— Alan Brennert

“You make all these decisions in your life, and they all seem like the right decisions at the time. You think you're…

— Alan Brennert

“Quoting an old proverb: "An empty cart rattles loudly." she said. meaning, One who lacks substance boasts loudest.”

— Alan Brennert

When we are young, we think life will be like a supo: one fabric, one weave, one grand design. But in truth,…

— Alan Brennert

Learn how to smile in the cannibal pot and life will be so much easier.

— Alan Brennert

“After a while the fear became a constant, cold companion, a simple fact of existence.”

— Alan Brennert

“Legend holds that seesaws became popular with girls because on the upswing they were able to catch a glimpse of the world…

— Alan Brennert

“What does the proverb say? 'Let things of long ago drift away on the water.”

— Alan Brennert

“Moloka'i. It was not a name spoken lightly in these islands. Sometimes it was called “Moloka'i of the potent prayers,” known for…

— Alan Brennert

Hawai'i has often been called a melting pot, but I think of it more as a 'mixed plate'---a scoop of rice with…

— Alan Brennert

Hawai'i is not truly the idyllic paradise of popular songs--islands of love and tranquility, where nothing bad ever happens. It was and…

— Alan Brennert

“she would follow her father over the horizon and down the other side, where the world lay hidden.”

— Alan Brennert

“How stupid could she be to think a clean person would love her -- would risk death and decay and banishment for…

— Alan Brennert

“It slowly dawned on the volunteers that they were not patients but subjects; separated from their friends and community in Kalaupapa, they…

— Alan Brennert

“I liked the fact that the happiest night of my life was followed by a day like any other. It seemed to…

— Alan Brennert

“No land is more beautiful, and therefore more powerful. That is what I believe in, Aouli. I believe in Hawai'i. I believe…

— Alan Brennert

“She thought for a moment, then said, “When we are young, we think life will be like a su po: one fabric,…

— Alan Brennert

Love, marriage, divorce, infidelity... life was the same here as anywhere else, wasn't? She realized now wrong she'd been; the pali wasn't…

— Alan Brennert

Fear is good. In the right degree it prevents us from making fools of ourselves. But in the wrong measure it prevents…

— Alan Brennert