My favorite quotes thus far (both spoken by Kino's father):

"Fear alone makes men weak. If you are afraid, your hands tremble, your feet falter, and your brain cannot tell your hands and feet what to do."

"No one knows who makes evil storms. We only know that they come. When they come we must live through them as bravely as we can, and after they are gone we must feel again how wonderful is life. Every day of life is more valuable now than it was before the storm."

Spoken about the tsunami that has struck the island, but can also be seen as metaphors for "storms" in life!