"Between a Rock and a Hard Place" Quotes

Commitment fuels the fire.

Adversity is the crucible in which resolve and resilience are tested.

The impulse to take control of my life was entirely self-imposed.

I wanted to be a man who was proud of how he lived, not one who tried to find a way to live proudly.

I was confident in my capacity for self-rescue.

The indomitable power of the human spirit is an enduring force.

I would be climbing out of that canyon, because I was not going to die in that place.

I loved being alone in the wilderness, where I was free from the distractions of modern life.

I was not prepared to die.

The canyon was my solitude, my freedom, my escape.