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“He couldn't be more than forty-five, but Murray Miles was stooped, old before his time. The mountains of Alberta had the ability to bend those who lived here.
That, or it broke them.”
― Danika Stone, Edge of Wild

“It's going to happen whether you like it or not,” he said quietly.
The top of the book dropped to display Susan's wrinkled gaze. “What's that?”
“Change,” Rich said. “It's inevitable.”
― Danika Stone, Edge of Wild

“With a calmness born from exhaustion and terror, the shaking of his body stilled, his heart slowing. The cougars were burnished gold in the moonlight, their shapes bright against the damp grey cliff. The two cubs moved across the ragged edge of the rocky outcrop, their mother a stone's throw below. Rich gasped as the female in front jumped to a lower ledge, balancing on the small precipice. She watched him warily, her head moving back and forth as if trying to ascertain what he was, and whether he was worth the bother.”
― Danika Stone, Edge of Wild

“If you're trying to figure out why something's not working,” Old Lou had explained, “just focus on the things that do work. Move through those things first and eventually you'll find the one part that's stuck.”
― Danika Stone, Edge of Wild