Quote by: Bernard DeVoto

The rat stops gnawing in the wood, the dungeon walls withdraw, the weight is lifted your pulse steadies and the sun has found your heart, the day was not bad, the season has not been bad, there is sense and even promise in going on.


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Author Bio


  • NameBernard DeVoto
  • DescriptionAmerican historian and author
  • BornJanuary 11, 1897
  • DiedNovember 13, 1955
  • CountryUnited States Of America
  • ProfessionHistorian; Writer
  • AwardsPulitzer Prize For History; National Book Award