Jon Krakauer Quotes

A collection of quotes by Jon Krakauer.

Jon Krakauer is a renowned American author and journalist born on April 12, 1954, in Brookline, Massachusetts. He gained widespread recognition for his gripping non-fiction works, primarily focused on outdoor and adventure narratives. Krakauer's most notable book, Into the Wild (1996), chronicles the ill-fated journey of Christopher McCandless, a young man who sought solitude in the Alaskan wilderness. Another acclaimed work by Krakauer is Into Thin Air (1997), which vividly depicts his own experiences during the tragic 1996 Mount Everest disaster. With his immersive storytelling and meticulous research, Krakauer has garnered critical acclaim and a substantial reader following.

The sea's only gifts are harsh blows, and occasionally the c

The sea's only gifts are harsh blows, and occasionally the chance to feel strong. Now I don't know much about the sea, but I do know that that's the way it is here. And I also know how important it is in life not necessarily to be strong but to feel strong. To measure yourself at least once. To find yourself at least once in the most ancient of human conditions. Facing the blind death stone alone, with nothing to help you but your hands and your own head.

I read somewhere... how important it is in life not necessar

I read somewhere... how important it is in life not necessarily to be strong, but to feel strong... to measure yourself at least once.

What if I were smiling and running into your arms? Would you

What if I were smiling and running into your arms? Would you see then what I see now?

Sometimes my need to love hurts-- myself, my family, my caus

Sometimes my need to love hurts-- myself, my family, my cause. Is there a cure? Of course. But I refuse. Refuse to stop loving, to stop caring. To avoid those tears, that pain...To err on the side of passion is human and right and the only way I'll live.

I understood what he was doing, that he had spent four years

I understood what he was doing, that he had spent four years fulfilling the absurd and tedious duty of graduating from college and now he was emancipated from that world of abstraction, false security, parents, and material excess.

Mr. Franz, I think careers are a 20th century invention and

Mr. Franz, I think careers are a 20th century invention and I don't want one.

I'm going to paraphrase Thoreau here... rather than love, th

I'm going to paraphrase Thoreau here... rather than love, than money, than faith, than fame, than fairness... give me truth.