Jon Krakauer Quote

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..

Into the Wild (ed. Pan Macmillan, 2011) - ISBN: 9780330469982

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...

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...

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...

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...