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Jim Davidson's Huge

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Honestly, I didn’t like the ledge. I felt like he spent too much of the book reminiscing about his childhood when he could have been writing about his climb, which were the parts I kind of enjoyed while reading. Through reading the book Jim Davidson had some pretty memorable quotes that stood out. My favorite was “I have never led or even followed anything this steep before. But logically I know I only have one chance, and that is to act” (Page 144). Motivation quotes stand out to me because I always had a problem with that and there are a couple missed opportunities that I wish I would have acted upon. Which is why for me the theme that stands out the most for me is pursuing your dreams. This relates to me because I personally am someone who

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