To be 5m from a silverback gorilla makes you feel extraordinarily alive.

I feel extraordinarily peaceful when I'm watching the sun set.

It's a little like wrestling a gorilla. You don't quit when you're tired - you quit when the gorilla is tired.

Sometimes, pain is all that lets you know you're alive.

To be fully alive is to feel that everything is possible

We're in Manila. Come on, gorilla; this is a thriller.