It's not just a question of conquering a summit previously unknown, but of tracing, step by step, a new pathway to it.
I have become a different person. I don't know whether this person is better, he certainly is not happier.
It is easier to achieve a desired result in short pieces.
I am hitting my head against the walls, but the walls are giving way.
Destiny smiles upon me but without making me the least bit happier.
Tradition is the spreading of fire and not the veneration of ashes.