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.

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

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

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

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.

Dan," she said. "I'm worried about him. It's not right that a thirteen-year-old knows as much as he does bout stealing things." " You're right," Jake said. "He should have been at least sixteen like you before he became part of an international crime ring.

...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)