Jon Krakauer Quotes:
Ocupation: Writer
Life: b. April 12, 1954
Birthday: April 12
Now what is history? It is the centuries of systematic explorations of the riddle of death, with a view to overcoming death. That's why people discover mathematical infinity and electromagnetic waves, that's why they write symphonies.
source: Jon Krakauer (2011). “Into the Wild”, p.186, Pan Macmillan
topic: Writing, Views, Symphony, Electromagnetic Waves
