- “Mauritius was made first and then heaven; and heaven was copied after Mauritius.” – Mark Twain (1896)
- “Mauritius was a melting pot where descendants of slaves and indentured laborers from India, China, and elsewhere made common cause with the sons and daughters of Africa’s mainland colonies.” – A. Sivanandan (1988)
- “As you walk and eat and travel, be where you are. Otherwise, you will miss most of your life.” – Siddhartha Mukherjee (2011)
- “O island Saint Mauritius! Like a ship of dissidents amidst shipwrecked dreams. I celebrate you as I have grown from your fertile lands into the universe of dreams.” – Khal Torabully (2013)
- “The ocean has its silent caves, Deep, quiet, and alone; Though there be fury on the waves, Beneath them there is none.” – Lord Byron (1817)
- “Paradise beings and ends in the eyes of the beholder. Mauritius is a paradise if one ignores politics.” – Khushwant Singh (1989)
- “Mauritius was formed by volcanoes, same as the moon. No one lives on the moon, but Mauritius is a paradise.” – Yiyun Li (2014)
- “The sea, once it casts its spell, holds one in its net of wonder forever.” – Jacques-Yves Cousteau (unknown)
- “The beauty of Mauritius is only surpassed by the warmth and friendliness of its people.” – Anonymous
- “Mauritius was evidently a volcanic island, abandoned to its own devices.” – J.M.G. Le Clézio (2016)
