How we cite our quotes: (Part.Chapter.Paragraph)
Quote #7
I could be stumbling into some kind of helpless preconfusional state characterized by the fear on the part of the sufferer that he may be stumbling into some kind of helpless preconfusional state (2.17.23)
Okay Bryson, you've kind of lost us on this one—this thing is the Inception of sentences. Jokes (and Christopher Nolan references) aside, this perfectly illustrates why hypothermia is such a scary thing. It's pretty hard for a bear to sneak up on you because, well, bears are big. But hypothermia? That thing will knock you down for the count before you've even heard the bell ring.
Quote #8
If something goes wrong in the Hundred Mile Wilderness, you are on your own. You could die of an infected blood blister. (2.18.25)
Good grief, Bryson, are you trying to give us—or yourself— a heart attack? At this point, we don't even know why Bryson is going through with this, especially because he already realizes that he won't see the Appalachian Trail through to the end.
Quote #9
Calling his name at intervals, I picked my way slowly along the path down the cliff face, fearing the worst at the bottom [...] but there was no sign of him. (2.20.39)
There's one thing that scares Bryson then bears, serial killers, and hypothermia combined—the thought of something happening to Katz. Bryson goes into full-on panic mode when Katz goes missing, which reveals that he cares more about his friend then he'd like to let on.