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The Snow Leopard
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"The Snow Leopard" Quotes

A writer's journey through the Himalayas in search of the elusive snow leopard becomes a spiritual quest for understanding and acceptance.

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Mountains have a secret opinion about what should be done.

Peter Matthiessen

naturemountains

The secret of the mountains is that the mountains simply exist, as I do myself.

Peter Matthiessen

naturemountains

The mountains were a delicate reminder of what could be.

Peter Matthiessen

naturemountains

The snow leopard is the one animal that no one has ever seen.

Peter Matthiessen

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The snow leopard's secret is that it knows what it is doing.

Peter Matthiessen

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The journey to the snow leopard was always a journey into the interior.

Peter Matthiessen

naturejourney

There's no question that the mountains do not have the last word.

Peter Matthiessen

naturemountains

In the end, the wish to believe that the snow leopard exists becomes an obsession.

Peter Matthiessen

obsessionsnow leopard

As I walk, I feel the presence of the snow leopard everywhere.

Peter Matthiessen

naturesnow leopard

The snow leopard is not a wolf, it is not a lion, it is not a tiger, and it is not a cheetah.

Peter Matthiessen

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