“...what makes a story unique is not necessarily the information in the story but what the writer chooses to put in or leave out.”
"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."
- Roland Smith
Courage
"The only thing you'll find on the summit of Mount Everest is a divine view. The things that really matter lie far below."
- Roland Smith
Success
"When you do your research write down whatever interests you. Whatever stimulates your imagination. Whatever seems important. A story is built like a stone wall. Not all the stones will fit. Some will have to be discarded. Some broken and reshaped. When you finish the wall it may not look exactly like the wall you envisioned, but it will keep the livestock in and the predators out."
- Roland Smith
Learning
"You don't have to be alone to feel alone."
- Roland Smith
Connection to Earth
"For a climber, saying that you are stopping by Everest is like saying that you are stopping by to see God."
- Roland Smith
Ambition
"You can’t use up creativity. The more you use, the more you have."
- Maya Angelou
Creativity
"Limitations live only in our minds. But if we use our imaginations, our possibilities become limitless."
- Jamie Paolinetti
Creativity
"It is better to fail in originality than to succeed in imitation."
- Herman Melville
Creativity
"I am so clever that sometimes I don’t understand a single word of what I am saying."
- Oscar Wilde
Creativity
"Show up, show up, show up, and after a while the muse shows up, too."
- Isabel Allende
Creativity