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1 " It doesn't matter now that they lived and died, but rather did they make a difference? "
― D. Dauphinee , Highlanders Without Kilts
2 " She was simple in her intentions; she embraced the challenge of seeing the thing through. "
― D. Dauphinee , When You Find My Body: The Disappearance of Geraldine Largay on the Appalachian Trail
3 " She felt the pain--an unspeakable pain--welling up from some unfamililiar place in her gut. "
― D. Dauphinee , The River Home
4 " The young surveyor peered closer. Inside the bag were some bones. They were unmistakably human. "
5 " I imagine with her eyes closed and a sense of all being well, she saw light and her fear of the darkness fell away forever. I hope it did. "
6 " Our greatest gift is good health, and it is often taken for granted. It is precarious, and the smallest obstacle can sweep it away—a virus, a fall, a bullet— "
7 " We all are born with the will to live. Rarely people lose it. Nobody wants to die...you fight. You just fight for all you're worth. "
8 " In her journal, Gerry apologized to her family and assured them that no hike was as important as they were. "
9 " After more than two weeks of being lost, Gerry would have been aware that help may not come. She mentally prepared herself. She policed her campsite. One day, she cut up her credit card and buried the pieces, preventing anyone from finding it and potentially causing George problems. "
10 " When you find my body, please call my husband George and my daughter Kerry. It will be the greatest kindness for them to know that I am dead and where you found me - no matter how many years from now. "
