Tamara Covacevich

“When your body feels pain,” she said at last, “you try to find the cause and do something to stop it, because your pain is warning you of a real danger. When your heart feels pain, you need to find the cause of that too, because the danger is no less real, and your pain will grow worse until you understand what caused it. Only then will you know what can be done to stop it.”
― Catherine M. Wilson, The Warrior's Path

“...books possess an ounce-of-weight to minute-of-entertainment ratio that compares quite favorably to intoxicants.”
― Jon Krakauer, Eiger Dreams: Ventures Among Men and Mountains

“You'll never feel the joy of movement if you're struggling. You've got to get good enough and strong enough to reach the point where you can feel this quintessential lightness. - John Gill”
― Jon Krakauer, Eiger Dreams: Ventures Among Men and Mountains

“Climb the mountains and get their good tidings. Nature's peace will flow into you as sunshine flows into trees. The winds will blow their own freshness into you, and the storms their energy, while cares will drop away from you like the leaves of Autumn.”
― John Muir, The Mountains of California