Facts about Peter Matthiessen

Occup.	Writer
From	USA
Born	May 22, 1927
Age	96 years

Summary

Peter Matthiessen is a famous Writer from USA, he/she is 96 years old and still alive, born May 22, 1927.

Zodiac:

He/she is born under the zodiac gemini, who is known for Communication, Indecision, Inquisitive, Intelligent, Changeable. Our collection contains 7 quotes who is written / told by Peter.

7 Famous quotes by Peter Matthiessen

"In fiction, you have a rough idea what's coming up next - sometimes you even make a little outline - but in fact you don't know. Each day is a whole new - and for me, a very invigorating - experience"

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

"When I'm in the field, when I'm working, I keep very careful notes. I wear big shirts with big breast pockets, and I carry in them two little spiral notebooks"

"Here I am, safely returned over those peaks from a journey far more beautiful and strange than anything I had hoped for or imagined - how is it that this safe return brings such regret?"

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

"I was just very interested in the American frontier and the growth of capitalism - those enormous fortunes that were being made, more often than not, on the blood of poor people, black people, Indian people. They were the ones who paid very dearly for those great fortunes"

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