“History is not an escalator.”
“Humans have a talent for escalation.-Death”
“Escalators are the offspring of elevators and stairs. Love is the progeny of passion and admiration.”
“There was a power outage at a department store yesterday. Twenty people were trapped on the escalators.”
“She became confused when she stepped onto an escalator that wasn't working.”
“...if patterns of human love subtly change, all sorts of social and political atrocities can escalate.”