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Came Quotes by Jon Krakauer
- To the contrary: His life hummed with meaning and purpose. But the meaning he wrestled from existence lay beyond the comfortable path: McCandless distrusted the…
- Achieving the summit of a mountain was tangible, immutable, concrete. The incumbent hazards lent the activity a seriousness of purpose that was sorely missing from…
- I thought climbing the Devil's Thumb would fix all that was wrong with my life. In the end, of course, it changed almost nothing. But…
- Above the comforts of Base Camp, the expedition in fact became an almost Calvinistic undertaking. The ratio of misery to pleasure was greater by an…
- When I was 23, I went to Alaska by myself into the glaciers of the coast range and climbed a mountain by myself. It was…
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- I came to the conclusion months ago, and I said it to members of Congress, that the only way people are going… — David Axelrod
- I would agree that President Carter didn't live up to the expectation we all had when he came in 1976. My husband… — Michele Bachmann
- Despite the rejection, and in violation of all the rules, I came back year after year. — Joseph Barbera
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