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

Studying elephants is like going back into prehistoric times. In size, elephants are the closest thigns we have to dinosaurs. There are days when I feel as though there is nothing we can do for elephants - I feel that the only good I am doing is recording the extinction of one of the most magnificent animals that ever walked the earth.

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.

...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.

The only thing you'll find on the summit of Mount Everest is a divine view. The things that really matter lie far below.

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