A gripper of a read . . . Silence revives the cliff’s-edge drama of those Jazz age climbs and drives home the tragedy of Mallory’s death.

The thing that I still come back away with is how close so many people feel to the mountain [Mt. Rainier] emotionally and psychically, and yet how far away the world is when you're on the mountain.

It is proper for people to have friends, friendships without self-interest. Without friends, life is too lonely.

The past is a shadow, so I hid in the darkness. Little did I know I was made myself the unsuspecting prey of unseen predator. For only in light can you can you see what is dark.

I don't think I would describe my sense of humor. Doesn't sound like the kind of thing I'd do.

The zero-income-tax-rate states have far faster growth in tax revenues than did the states with highest income tax rate over this period.

You don't know what the pattern of flour and chicken is going to be, but you know you're going to get some good fried chicken.

I May Be Wrong but I Doubt It.

But evil has been around since the Garden of Eden, and God's plan for victory was designed before the world began. The Bible tells us to fear no evil.

No room can be called perfect unless it has real comfort.

Academics were not a challenge when I was fifteen in college. The challenge was figuring out how to fit in socially.

Travelling is good for your health and necessary for your amusement.