“When you're climbing Mount Everest, nothing is easy. You just take one step at a time, never look back and always keep your eyes glued to the top.”

“Alone on the summit of Mount Everest.”

“Never let anyone shame you into doing anything you don't choose to do. Keep your identity.”

“Helen Lawson: They drummed you out of Hollywood, so you come crawling back to Broadway. But Broadway doesn't go for booze and dope. Now get out of my way, I've got a man waiting for me.”

“Never judge anyone by another's opinions. We all have different sides that we show to different people.”

“Yes, there's one thing I do want. I want to be aware of the minutes and the seconds, and to make each one count.”

“People parted, years passed, they met again- and the meeting proved no reunion, offered no warm memories, only the acid knowledge that time had passed and things weren't as bright or attractive as they had been.”