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41 " ...kissing me with a violence that was terrifying and yet, somehow, the summit of all my tenderest dreams. "
― Mary Stewart , Nine Coaches Waiting
42 " They reached the summit of a shallow incline and were greeted with a surprising vista of bluebells that blanketed the forest floor. It was like stumbling into a dream, the cerulean haze seeping between the trunks of oak and beech and ash. The smell of bluebells was everywhere, the perfumed air feeling heavy and rich in her lungs.Pausing by a slender tree trunk, Annabelle curled her arm around it loosely and stared at the stands of bluebells with surprised pleasure. " Lovely," she murmured, her face gleaming in the shadow cast by the canopy of ancient, interlaced branches." Yes." But Hunt was looking at her, not the bluebells, and one glance at his expression caused the blood to tingle in her veins. "
43 " Working on the summit of Mauna Kea was comparable to working on the hospital pulmonary ward with sick people sucking on oxygen cylinders. "
― Steven Magee ,
44 " Faith is the summit of the Torah. "
45 " Live your life each day as you would climb a mountain. An occasional glance toward the summit keeps the goal in mind but many beautiful scenes are to be observed from each new vantage point. Climb slowly steadily enjoying each passing moment and the view from the summit will serve as a fitting climax for the journey. "
46 " Ambition having reached the summit longs to descend. "
47 " You never conquer a mountain. You stand on the summit a few moments then the wind blows your footprints away. "
48 " America stood at the summit of power, emerging from the Cold War as an economic, cultural and military force without equal. "
49 " Ever since the morning of May 29, 1953, when Tenzing Norgay and I became the first climbers to step onto the summit of Mount Everest, I've been called a great adventurer. "
50 " Riding a bicycle is the summit of human endeavour - an almost neutral environmental effect coupled with the ability to travel substantial distances without disturbing anybody. The bike is the perfect marriage of technology and human energy. "