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John McPhee Quotes

born 1931 United States

John Angus McPhee (born 8 March 1931) is an American writer and journalist, who is considered one of the pioneers of creative nonfiction.

United States
Journalists
Non-fiction authors

Random John McPhee quote

3 quotes

In making war with nature, there was risk of loss in winning.

The Control of Nature (1989)

Almost all Americans would recognize Anchorage, because Anchorage is that part of any city where the city has burst its seams and extruded Colonel Sanders.

Coming into the Country (1976)

If by some fiat I had to restrict all this writing to one sentence, this is the one I would choose: The summit of Mt. Everest is marine limestone.

Basin and Range (1981)

Attribution

Quotes and notes from Wikiquote: John McPhee (page history), available under CC BY-SA 4.0.