Almost every magazine piece I've ever written, I felt like I haven't done it justice, like it was just a gloss.

Children can be harsh judges when it comes to their parents, disinclined to grant clemency.

Mr. Franz, I think careers are a 20th Century invention and I don't want one. You don’t need to worry about me; I have a college education. I’m not destitute. I'm living like this by choice.

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.

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

Most climbers aren't in fact deranged, they're just infected with a particularly virulent strain of the Human Condition.

Military investigations are designed not to find anyone guilty.