At that stage of my youth, death remained as abstract a concept as non-Euclidean geometry or marriage. I didn't yet appreciate its… — Jon Krakauer Copy Share Image
And if I remain in the dark about our purpose here, and the meaning of eternity, I have nevertheless arrived at an… — Jon Krakauer Copy Share Image
Now what is history? It is the centuries of systematic explorations of the riddle of death, with a view to overcoming death.… — Jon Krakauer Copy Share Image
It was titillating to brush up against the enigma of mortality, to steal a glimpse across its forbidden frontier. Climbing was a… — Jon Krakauer Copy Share Image
“At that stage of my youth, death remained as abstract a concept as non-Euclidean geometry or marriage. I didn't yet appreciate its… — Jon Krakauer Copy Share Image
There is nothing glamorous or romantic about war. It's mostly about random pointless death and misery. — Jon Krakauer Copy Share Image
weeping...betraying a sense of loss so huge and irreparable that the mind balks at taking its measure. — Jon Krakauer Copy Share Image
“And if I remain in the dark about our purpose here, and the meaning of eternity, I have nevertheless arrived at an… — Jon Krakauer Copy Share Image
Early on a difficult climb, especially a solo climb, you’re hyper-aware of the abyss pulling at your back, constantly feeling its call, its immense… — Jon Krakauer Copy Share Image
“Climbing mattered. The danger bathed the world in a halogen glow that caused everything—the sweep of the rock, the orange and yellow lichens, the… — Jon Krakauer Copy Share Image
“It is easy, when you are young, to believe that what you desire is no less than what you deserve, to assume that if… — Jon Krakauer Copy Share Image
He read a lot. He used a lot of big words. I think maybe part of what got him into trouble was that he… — Jon Krakauer Copy Share Image
But [Everett] and McCandless, at least they tried to follow their dream. That’s what was great about them. They tried. Not many do. — Jon Krakauer Copy Share Image
“he was ready, perhaps, to shed a little of the armor he wore around his heart, that upon returning to civilization, he intended to… — Jon Krakauer Copy Share Image
“Continually question climbing pursuits. Do they draw one back to the climbing community? Or do they lead along the [inner-directed] path? This questioning generates… — Jon Krakauer Copy Share Image
“The boy unmasked the gaping void in Franz's life even as he helped fill it.” — Jon Krakauer Copy Share Image
“Unlike Muir and Thoreau, McCandless went into the wilderness not primarily to ponder nature or the world at large but, rather, to explore the… — Jon Krakauer Copy Share Image
I'm intrigued by fanatics - people who are seduced by the promise, or the illusion, of the absolute. — Jon Krakauer Copy Share Image
You are wrong if you think Joy emanates only or principally from human relationships. God has placed it all around us. It is in… — Jon Krakauer Copy Share Image
I mean, how can you not be a feminist if you have a brain in your head? If you’re not a feminist, then you’re… — Jon Krakauer Copy Share Image
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