Reverend Reuben Tinker, 1831
- The pass
The pass was almost too fearful to be enjoyed. I suffered from the apprehension lest I should fall from the rocky steep. I took off my shoes and by setting my feet in the crevices of the rock, I worked myself along, assisted by a native, who saw nothing to wonder at but my awkwardness and fear on passing this grand highway.
Maddie Dawson
- Match Making for Beginners
It's not even five o'clock in the afternoon, and I'm already fantasizing about a swift, painless coma. Something dramatic, involving a nice collapse to the floor, with my eyes rolling back in their sockets and my limbs shaking.