Quote by: Peter Matthiessen

The secret of the mountain is that the mountains simply exist, as I do myself: the mountains exist simply, which I do not. The mountains have no "meaning," they are meaning; the mountains are. The sun is round. I ring with life, and the mountains ring, and when I can hear it, there is a ringing that we share. I understand all this, not in my mind but in my heart, knowing how meaningless it is to try to capture what cannot be expressed, knowing that mere words will remain when I read it all again, another day.


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Author Bio


  • NamePeter Matthiessen
  • DescriptionAmerican novelist
  • BornMay 22, 1927
  • DiedApril 5, 2014
  • CountryUnited States Of America
  • ProfessionNovelist; Writer
  • WorksThe Snow Leopard
  • AwardsNational Book Award; John Burroughs Medal