"Our people once were warriors. But unlike you, Jake, they were people with mana, pride; people with spirit. If my spirit can survive living with you for eighteen years, then I can survive anything."
Beth Heke, Once Were Warriors, 1994
More than 30 years after its release in cinemas, this film still resonates with tremendous power. The first line of this quote just popped into my bead, and literally brought me to tears.