Jon Krakauer Quotes About Antarctica

Quotes about: Antarctica

• 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

  Aliens, Environment, Minutes

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

  Jon Krakauer

  Thinking, World, Natural

  "Krakauer in Antarctica". Interview with Liesl Clark, www.pbs.org. February 11, 2003.

• 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

  Moon, Impact, Collective Unconscious

  "Krakauer in Antarctica", www.pbs.org. February 11, 2003.

• The thing that is most beautiful about Antarctica for me is the light. It's like no other light on Earth, because the air is so free of impurities. You get drugged by it, like when you listen to one of your favorite songs. The light there is a mood-enhancing substance.

  Jon Krakauer

  Beautiful, Song, Light

  "Krakauer in Antarctica". Interview with Liesl Clark, www.pbs.org. February 11, 2003.

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