For a climber, saying that you are stopping by Everest is like saying that you are stopping by to see God.

A partner can encourage you, maybe even stop you from falling, but they can't get you to the top. That's entirely up to you.

...what makes a story unique is not necessarily the information in the story but what the writer chooses to put in or leave out.(pg. 146-147)

You can never tell you the mountain will allow and who it will not.

You don't have to be alone to feel alone.

The only thing you'll find on the summit of Mount Everest is a divine view. The things that really matter lie far below.

My heavenly citizenship makes the whole world a foreign mission field.

There's nothing wrong with a little fear. Being fearful can save your life-it's saved mine on more than one occasion-but too much fear can stop you from living.

This is Simba," Nicole said, pointing to the lion. "Is he dangerous?" Asked Chase. "Not really. He mauled a trainer, but nothing much.

This is Simba, " Nicole said, pointing to the lion. "Is he dangerous?" Asked Chase."Not really. He mauled a trainer, but nothing much.

"No" isn't really a word I understand.

I can charm my way out of a situation when I screw up.

Knowledge of one's identity, one's self, community, nation, religion, and God, is the true meaning of resurrection, while ignorance of it signifies hell.

I love words; I love the way they sound. Once I've worked on everything else, the last drafts of my books come down to how they sound.

We can learn what we did not know. We are not only good at destroying the Old World, we are also good at building the new.

Love is a context, not a behavior.

But just one gram of suspicion weighs heavier than a kilo of truth!

That equals to being a fool, having fame and no fortune. A lot of guys out there have fame doing this and doing that, but they are broke.

Because we bring so little is no reason to bring nothing.

This must be your point of view: that the world and all it contains is perfect, though not completed.