“A fall from such a height is rarely straight downwards.”
“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.”
“I'm not afraid of heights, but the idea of falling from them, well, that I'm afraid of.”
“Sometimes it felt like her life was a series of falls from ever-greater heights.”
“The human heart may find here and there a resting-place short of the highest height of affection, but we seldom stop in the steep, downward slope of hatred.”