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Jon Krakauer quotes

When I was 23, I climbed this mountain in Alaska called Devil's Thumb alone. It was incredibly dangerous, and I did it because I thought that if I did something that hard and pulled it off, my life was gonna be transformed. And of course, nothing happened. But I get the search for purpose.

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I think part of the appeal of Antarctica is experiencing some sort of power, the forces of the natural world.

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Happiness means nothing to me. I just want to have meaning and purpose.

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There is nothing glamorous or romantic about war. It's mostly about random pointless death and misery.

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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.

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