Almost every magazine piece I've ever written, I felt like I haven't done it justice, like it was just a gloss.

It was titillating to brush up against the enigma of mortality, to steal a glimpse across its forbidden frontier. Climbing was a magnificient activity, I firmly believed, not in spite of the inherent perils, but precisely because of them.

What if I were smiling and running into your arms? Would you see then what I see now?

In climbing, having confidence in your partners is no small concern. One climber's actions can affect the welfare of the entire team.

Those who would assail the Book of Mormon should bear in mind that its veracity is no more dubious than the veracity of the Bible, say, or the Qur'an, or the sacred texts of most other religions. The latter texts simply enjoy the considerable advantage of having made their public debut in the shadowy recesses of the ancient past, and are thus much harder to refute.

I never studied writing, but I'd always been a reader and had a secret fantasy about being a writer.

HAPPINESS is ONLY REAL WHEN SHARED