Quotes about Peter Matthiessen

I think in any writing you're paying attention to detail.

#Peter Matthiessen

Here I am, safely returned over those peaks from a journey far more beautiful and...

#Peter Matthiessen

When I'm in the field, when I'm working, I keep very careful notes. I wear...

#Peter Matthiessen

In nonfiction, you have that limitation, that constraint, of telling the truth.

#Peter Matthiessen

In fiction, you have a rough idea what's coming up next - sometimes you even...

#Peter Matthiessen

I was just very interested in the American frontier and the growth of capitalism -...

#Peter Matthiessen

I used to distinguish between my fiction and nonfiction in terms of superiority or inferiority.

#Peter Matthiessen