“It was the afternoon of the day and the afternoon of his life, and his course was now westward down all the mountains into the sunset. [speaking about Ralph Waldo Emerson]”
“He had gone to the higher Sierras... [about Ralph Waldo Emerson's death]”
“The landscape belongs to the person who looks at it..." -Ralph Waldo Emerson”
“Every Hero Becomes a Bore at last." Ralph Waldo Emerson”
“He who is not everyday conquering some fear has not learned the secret of life. Ralph Waldo Emerson.”
“Let every man shovel out his own snow, and the whole city will be passable," said Gamache. Seeing Beauvoir's puzzled expression he added, "Emerson.""Lake and Palmer?""Ralph and Waldo.”