“To reach a ball he has never reached before, to extend himself to the very limits of his range, and then a step farther, this is the shortstop's dream.”
“A society which is based on the letter of the law and never reaches any higher is taking very scarce advantage of the high range of human possibilities.”
“Never reach out your hand unless you're willing to extend an arm.”
“Reaching back, he gripped the thick, wooden headboard, stretching himself out before her, leaving himself vulnerable.”
“Man’s strength resides in his capacity and desire to elevate himself, so as to attain the good. To travel step by step toward the heights. And that is all he can do. To reach heaven and remain there is beyond his powers: Even Moses had to return to earth. Is it the same for evil?”
“the Musgroves had had the ill fortune of a very troublesome, hopeless son, and the good fortune to lose him before he reached his twentieth year.”