“The urge to climb will never be explained. In olden days, perhaps it was a wish to reach the stars. Today, anyone so minded can buy a seat on a plane and feel himself master of the skies. Even so, he will not have rock under his feet, or air upon his face; nor will he know the silence that comes only on the hills.” KnowsFeelsTodayFacesWishStarsSilenceAirFeetSkyRocksMastersHillsPlanesSeatsClimbsUrgesOlden Days Book:Daphne du Maurier Omnibus 1: Frenchman's Creek; The Birds & Other Stories; Hungry Hill Source: Daphne du Maurier Omnibus 1: Frenchman's Creek; The Birds & Other Stories; Hungry Hill
“[Her life with Tony Curtis in 1961:] We were beginning the climb to a higher plateau. Acceptance. Recognition. Status. Security. We only had to hold on and hope the thin air didn't make us dizzy and cause a tumble. We also needed to remember that the inside had to ascend together with the outside.” TogetherRememberCausesAirSecurityAcceptanceNeededHigherFameRecognitionClimbsDizzyThin Air Author:Janet Leigh
“It is easy to go down into Hell...; but to climb back again, to retrace one's steps to the upper air - -there's the rub.” EasyStepsHellAirClimbsBack Again Author:Virgil
“If you look at a character as a mountain over there that you have to climb, then I think you've lost 50 percent of the air.” IfsThinkingLooksCharacterLostAirMountainPercentClimbs Author:Billy Bob Thornton