Rajeev Bharshetty

“But there are men for whom the unattainable has a special attraction. Usually they are not experts: their ambitions and fantasies are strong enough to brush aside the doubts which more cautious men might have. Determination and faith are their strongest weapons. At best such men are regarded as eccentric; at worst, mad. . . . Everest”
― Jon Krakauer, Into Thin Air

“Men are anxious to improve their circumstances, but are unwilling to improve themselves; they therefore remain bound.”
― James Allen

“Life can deal you an amazing hand. Do you play it steady, bluff like crazy or go all in? I'll never know. -”
― Joe Simpson, Touching the Void: The True Story of One Man's Miraculous Survival

“The more improbable the situation and the greater the demands made on [the climber], the more sweetly the blood flows later in release from all that tension. The possibility of danger serves merely to sharpen his awareness and control. And perhaps this is the rationale of all risky sports: You deliberately raise the ante of effort and concentration in order, as it were, to clear your mind of trivialities.”
― Jon Krakauer, Into Thin Air