- Astree Sternhjelm: You know, I turned back at the last moment ten years ago as the steamer was casting off. The island seemed to me like a paradise back then. Later, it came to seem like hell.
- Dr. Sven Nagel: And now?
- Astree Sternhjelm: Now? I have no regrets.
- Dr. Sven Nagel: Regret is always foolish.
- Astree Sternhjelm: La Habanera...