HAPPINESS is ONLY REAL WHEN SHARED

But somethings in life are more important than being happy. Like being free to think for yourself.

Sometimes he tried too hard to make sense of the world, to figure out why people were bad to each other so often.

It is the experiences, the memories, the great triumphant joy of living to the fullest extent in which real meaning is found. God it's great to be alive! Thank you. Thank you.

I think I understand that religious faith which makes the holy brave and strong; my strength is just somewhere else--it's in myself...I do not fear what may await me, though I'm equally confident that nothing awaits.

I think part of the appeal of Antarctica is experiencing some sort of power, the forces of the natural world.

This forms the nub of a dilemna that every Everest climber eventually comes up against: in order to succeed you must be exceedingly driven, but if you're too driven you're likely to die.