David Beltran

“It was like dawn, and then dusk cascading over the Himalayas. First, the gradual brightening over snow and contour, then the shining, sparkling sun mirrored; and then as the moment of joy passed – the lingering colour-changing light; reluctant to leave. That faint, bittersweet almost-light, and then indigo outlines and inky black.”
― Radhika Mukherjee, Our Particular Shadows

“But some climbs you have to make alone.”
― Ellyn Bache, The Art of Saying Goodbye

“Except for the salt and a handful of synthetic food additives, every edible item in the supermarket is a link in a food chain.”
― Michael Pollan, The Omnivore's Dilemma: A Natural History of Four Meals