“The stresses of high-altitude climbing reveal your true character; they unmask who you really are. You no longer have all the social graces to hide behind, to play roles. You are the essence of what you are.”

“The Ego, however, is not who you really are. The ego is your self-image; it is your social mask; it is the role you are playing. Your social mask thrives on approval. It wants control, and it is sustained by power, because it lives in fear.”

“Identity is your role in life, the part you play. Individuality is who you are, and who you are is revealed to you if you can get to complete presence.”

“And as you wait for something that may never happen, you’ll continue to hide behind a wall of your own making. You’re afraid if you showed a woman who you really are, she will not love you. So, you choose to hide your true self behind a mask of arrogance.”

“God created you to be you—quirks and all. He carefully planned your life and anointed it to play a vital role in the redemption of all human kind. You are an instrument of grace, a child of God, and heir to the kingdom.”

“From your silken hair to your delicate feet you are perfection to me. Pleasure hides love from us, but pain reveals it in its essence.”