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Jon Krakauer
Jon Krakauer
American Writer
Born: Apr 12, 1954
About Being Book Me Nothing You
Related authors: Dale Carnegie Denis Waitley Dr. Seuss H. L. Mencken Napoleon Hill Ray Bradbury W. E. B. Du Bois William Arthur Ward
There's something about being afraid, about being small, about enforced humility that draws me to climbing. Jon Krakauer
Me Humility Draws About Something Small Climbing Afraid Being Being Afraid Enforced
Climbing Mount Everest was the biggest mistake I've ever made in my life. I wish I'd never gone. I suffered for years of PTSD and still suffer from what happened. I'm glad I wrote a book about it. But, you know, if I could go back and relive my life, I would never have climbed Everest. Jon Krakauer
Life You Mistake Book Made My Life Wish Gone Back Would About Relive Could Glad Never Know Wrote Still Climbed Climbing Go Years Mount Mount Everest Happened Biggest Biggest Mistake If I Could Suffer Suffered Ever Everest
The way to Everest is not a Yellow Brick Road. Jon Krakauer
Way Road Yellow Brick Everest
Once you believe that God is speaking directly to you, there is no discussion. Jon Krakauer
God You Believe Once Directly Discussion Speaking
Antarctica has this mythic weight. It resides in the collective unconscious of so many people, and it makes this huge impact, just like outer space. It's like going to the moon. Jon Krakauer
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I think part of the appeal of Antarctica is experiencing some sort of power, the forces of the natural world. Jon Krakauer
Natural World Power Think Some Part Forces Sort Antarctica Experiencing Natural World Appeal
Military investigations are designed not to find anyone guilty. Jon Krakauer
Military Guilty Find Investigations Anyone Designed
I really enjoy researching, and for almost every piece, I research enough to write a book. Jon Krakauer
Book Research Enjoy Every Enough Write Almost Piece Really Researching
Rob Hall was, without doubt, the most competent guide in mountaineering. Jon Krakauer
Doubt Guide Rob Most Hall Without Mountaineering Competent
Most friendly fire incidents aren't investigated properly because of neglect or a natural inclination to cover up the embarrassing fact that they killed one of their own. Jon Krakauer
Natural Cover-Up Fire Own Neglect Embarrassing Properly Fact Most Because Cover Up Friendly Natural Inclination Incidents Inclination
I've had a lot of crappy jobs, but one of my favorites was working as a commercial fisherman in Alaska. What I loved about it was, you got paid for what you caught. Jon Krakauer
You Jobs Favorites About Had Got Caught Fisherman Lot Commercial Crappy Loved Working Paid Alaska
When I write books, I've learned not to have any expectations that I'm going to change the world. Jon Krakauer
Change World Change The World Books Write Learned Expectations Any Going
Why climb? That's a question that baffles me. It perplexes me. I really asked that a lot on Everest. I can't justify it. I can't say it's for a good cause. All I can say is look at the history of exploration: it's full of vainglorious pursuits. Jon Krakauer
Good Me History Cause Say Pursuits Look Climb Question Lot The History Of Justify Asked Really Exploration Full Good Cause Why Everest
Everest is not real climbing. It's rich people climbing. It's a trophy on the wall, and they're done... When I say I wish I'd never gone, I really mean that. Jon Krakauer
People Wish Gone Rich Say Trophy Never Real Climbing Wall Done Mean Rich People Really Everest
Happiness means nothing to me. I just want to have meaning and purpose. Jon Krakauer
Happiness Me Nothing Purpose Just Want Meaning Means
Antarctica is a very alien environment, and you can't survive here more than minutes if you're not equipped properly and doing the right thing all the time. Jon Krakauer
Time You Doing The Right Thing Alien Right Thing Minutes Properly More Environment Equipped Doing Antarctica Very Survive Than The Right Thing Right Thing Here
I never studied writing, but I'd always been a reader and had a secret fantasy about being a writer. Jon Krakauer
Writing Secret About Writer Never Had Studied Reader Always Been Being Fantasy
Almost every magazine piece I've ever written, I felt like I haven't done it justice, like it was just a gloss. Jon Krakauer
Justice Every Magazine Written Almost Like Piece Felt Gloss Done Just Ever

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