Quotes · Quote card
Quotation from The Mountains of California by John Muir
“But this terrible eclipse lasted only a moment, when life blazed forth again with preternatural clearness.”
The Mountains of California, Chapter IV (Project Gutenberg #10012)
Trapped on a cliff near the summit of Mount Ritter, Muir describes the sudden passing of his fear.
Citation: "But this terrible eclipse lasted only a moment, when life blazed forth again with preternatural clearness." — John Muir, The Mountains of California, Chapter IV (Project Gutenberg #10012). (id the-mountains-of-california-q2)
Virtues: Fortitude
Portrait: John Muir 1912, Underwood & Underwood, Public domain.
