How we cite our quotes: (Chapter.Paragraph)
Quote #4
Several days later, as the group was slipping in an out of consciousness, Fawcett caught sight of a deer, almost out of range. He had one shot, then it would be gone. […] He inhaled and pulled the trigger. The report echoed through the forest. The deer seemed to vanish, as if it had been a figment of their delirium. Then, as they stumbled closer, they saw it on the ground, bleeding. (10.23)
By this point, most men can't even walk straight. But Fawcett is able to aim a rifle and take down a deer in one shot after almost a month of starvation. This guy should take over for Nathan Drake in Uncharted 5.
Quote #5
Incredibly, he rarely, if ever, seemed to get sick. "He was fever-proof," said Thomas Charles Bridges, a popular adventure writer at the time who knew Fawcett. (12.15)
It's too bad Fawcett didn't live longer, because studying his physiology might be more interesting than studying the Amazon itself. The guy seems to be a walking cure for a variety of jungle illnesses. Look out, Zika.
Quote #6
The mind has to deal with the terror of constant siege. (12.25)
Mental strength is necessary for survival in the jungle, too. The constant fear that something is out to get you can be more harmful than the actual beasts out to get you. And with that in mind, we're going to go check that the doors are locked now. Hey, nobody ever asked us to rough it in the jungle.