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.

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.

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.