How we cite our quotes: (Chapter.Paragraph)
Quote #4
As she told herself this, Rachel felt the grief inside grow so wide and deep it felt like a dark fathomless pool she'd never emerge from. Because there was nothing left to do now, nothing except endure it. (3.56)
Dealing with her dad's death, Rachel figures there's nothing more she can do. She has to get on with her life. It's a tough time for her, but Rachel comes through it with shining colors. She's as strong as the best of them, but just doesn't realize it yet.
Quote #5
For two nights and a day Serena did not leave the stall. It was late morning of the second day when she came to the office. Dark half-moons lined the underside of Serena's eyes, her hair matted and straw-strewn. (8.22)
Let's put it this way: Serena is so perseverant that she trains an eagle to hunt for her. She proves that she can think way outside the box by fixing the rattlesnake problem in this bizarre way. Bonus for not sleeping or eating for several days to get the job done.
Quote #6
From October until May, snow and ice clung to the ridges. Several men died when they slipped trying to avoid falling trees or limbs. Another tumbled off a cliff edge and one impaled himself on his own axe and still another was beheaded by a snapped cable. A cutting crew lost its way during a snowstorm in January and was found days later, their palms peeling off when searchers pried the axe handles from their frozen hands. Fingers or toes lost to frostbite were among the season's lesser hazards. (10.1)
Every now and again, we're reminded that life was hard in the 1930s on a timber ranch. People are losing fingers and toes left and right, so it's no wonder the workers have a strong backbone. Perseverance is just a way of life in these parts.