Irene Well Worth A Read

“They could neither go back nor remain in place. Like their wagons, they had no brakes, no way of stopping the high-stakes journey on which they had wagered their lives and fortunes.”
― Ethan Rarick, Desperate Passage: The Donner Party's Perilous Journey West

“Some people go through life like broken bones that haven't been properly set, never really getting better, just slowly racking up damage for later down the line.”
― Anna Bailey

“O little one, My little one, Come with me, Your life is done. Forget the future, Forget the past. Life is over: Breathe your last.” ― Clive Barker, Abarat”
― Clive Barker

“Of the eighty-one people who had been trapped by the early autumn snow at the eastern edge of the Sierra, thirty-six had died and forty-five had survived. No one remained at the high camps. For the Donner Party, the journey was finished.”
― Ethan Rarick, Desperate Passage: The Donner Party's Perilous Journey West