The author’s. You don’t want to write a biased summary where the author’s voice is not clearly brought out or identified.
Old Man old man with brown skin talking of past when being shephard in utah, nevada, colorado and new mexico was life lived freely; old man, grandfather, wise with time running rivulets on face, deep, rich furrows, each one a legacy, deep, rich memories of life . . . "you are...
“in overcoming”
He repeats this to get his point across.
Quotes, punctuation or descriptive words depending on the situation. (idk if this will help, need more context to fully understand the question)
I think it was somewhat confusing I prefer the modern version that I read but otherwise it was pretty good, one of my favorites.:D