"C'est pas de l'alpinisme, Ã§a, c'est la guerre."

-- Armand Charlet

#Climbing Quotes

“Because we don't know when we will die, we get to think of life as an inexhaustible well. Yet everything happens only a certain number of times, and a very small number really. How many more times will you remember a certain afternoon of your childhood, an afternoon that is so deeply a part of your being that you can't even conceive of your life without it? Perhaps four, five times more, perhaps not even that. How many more times will you watch the full moon rise? Perhaps 20. And yet it all seems limitless.”

Source : Paul Bowles (1979). “Collected stories, 1939-1976”
“I work hard, so I surround myself with people that work just as hard. It's important if you want to create a successful brand. Also, the concept of being "tired" doesn't really apply to me. In fact, I don't even consider "tired" tired. If you want to succeed and be successful, you can't let it bother you.”
“Good food is the basis of true happiness”
“I like to write adventure stories; that's what I tell myself. But you can't help letting your own personality, your own experiences, slip through.”

Source : Source: thequietus.com
“But when the flash flood crosses your path, when the lion leaps at you from the grasses, advanced self-awareness is an unaffordable indulgence. The brain stem does its best.”

Source : Peter Watts (2014). “Firefall”, p.220, Head of Zeus
“Don't wait for the last judgment - it takes place every day.”
“I like thrillers. My style of movies are closer to thrillers.”
“If you are too proud, you don't do business.”

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