“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, quote from Peak
“You don't have to be alone to feel alone.”
― Roland Smith, quote from Peak
“a good writer should draw the reader in by starting in the middle of the story with a hook, then go back and fill in what happened before the hook. Once you have the reader hooked, you can write whatever you want as you slowly reel them in.”
― Roland Smith, quote from Peak
“For a climber, saying that you are stopping by Everest is like saying that you are stopping by to see God.”
― Roland Smith, quote from Peak
“You can never tell you the mountain will allow and who it will not.”
― Roland Smith, quote from Peak
“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. (pg. 144)”
― Roland Smith, quote from Peak
“...what makes a story unique is not necessarily the information in the story but what the writer chooses to put in or leave out.(pg. 146-147)”
― Roland Smith, quote from Peak
“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, quote from Peak
“The whole point of a spectacular tag is not the artwork; it's the mystery of how it was done.”
― Roland Smith, quote from Peak
“Inside a tent her voice was shrill enough to sour yak butter. She was no longer gasping, which I missed because the pauses gave my ears a chance to rest. I”
― Roland Smith, quote from Peak
“When my father died we did not have the funds to keep all three of us in school. The tuition is very expensive. My sisters are still in school and I am here to find work so they can stay there. Without a formal education there is no future for girls in Kathmandu. I would like to go back to school myself, but it is unlikely I will be able to. It is more important that my sisters attend school than it is for me.” Sun-jo”
― Roland Smith, quote from Peak
“Like I said, "You don't get to pick your name or your parents." Joshua Wood is what he is. I couldn't change him or the fact that he was my father. All I could do is try not to become him.”
― Roland Smith, quote from Peak
“Hold the story inside until you are ready to burst. He”
― Roland Smith, quote from Peak
“FROM A DISTANCE the porter camp looked neat and prosperous, but as we got closer it became clear that it was neither. It seemed that everything in it was made out of castoffs—as if the porters hung around after the climbing season and collected the leftovers from our camp and put it in theirs. There were a couple of shacks that had more flattened tin cans nailed to them than wood. The tents were sewn together from bits and pieces of other tents. The yak halters were made from frayed climbing ropes. The”
― Roland Smith, quote from Peak
Roland Smith
Born place: in Portland, Oregon, The United States
Born date November 30, 1951
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