“In Greek tragedy, they fall from great heights. In noir, they fall from the curb.”
“Hark, dumbass, the error is not to fall but to fall from no height. Don't fall off a curb, fall off a cliff.”
“A fall from such a height is rarely straight downwards.”
“As looking down from great heights brings the urge to fall and end the terror of falling, so his very watching put pressure on them to make a slip as they dried and stacked the plates and cups.”
“Words are like eggs dropped from great heights; you can no more call them back than ignore the mess they leave when they fall.”
“I'm not afraid of heights, but the idea of falling from them, well, that I'm afraid of.”