Jon Krakauer Quotes & Sayings (Page 3)

“Short form media is reductionist by nature.”

“As I point out in the very first pages of 'Into the Wild,' I approached this book not as a normal, you know, unbiased journalist.”

“I really enjoy researching, and for almost every piece, I research enough to write a book.”

“Military investigations are designed not to find anyone guilty. And you can't investigate up the chain of command, which is a huge impediment.”

“The pieces I've written for 'Outside' magazine are definitely my best work, and they're virtually all about the outdoors.”

“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.”

“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.”

“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 incredibly reckless, incredibly stupid. But I was lucky. And I survived, and I came back to tell my story.”