Paikea My name is Paikea Apirana, and I come from a long line of chiefs...
Played by Keisha Castle-Hughes 
Whale Rider (2003) · 13 quotes
Whale Rider (2003) · 13 quotes
Most-quoted character in Whale Rider (2003): in 6 of its 13 quotes
A line from PaikeaMy Koro wished in his heart that I'd never been born. But he changed his mind.
More lines from Paikea
5 quotes Paikea Paikea There was no gladness when I was born.
Paikea By being born I broke the line back to the ancient ones. It wasn't anybody's fault --it just happened.
Paikea Why doesn't he want me?
Paikea My name is Paikea Apirana and I come from a Iong Iine of chiefs stretching all the way back to the whale rider. I'm not a prophet, but I know that our peopIe will keep going forward all together, with all of our strength.
