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Into the Wild Quotes

“When you want something in life, you just gotta reach out and grab it.”
— Christopher McCandless / Alexander Supertramp, Into the Wild
Tagged: Carpe Diem
“The sea's only gifts are harsh blows, and occasionally the chance to feel strong. Now I don't know much about the sea, but I do know that that's the way it is here. And I also know how important it is in life not necessarily to be strong but to feel strong. To measure yourself at least once. To find yourself at least once in the most ancient of human conditions. Facing the blind deaf stone alone, with nothing to help you but your hands and your own head.”
— Christopher McCandless / Alexander Supertramp, Into the Wild
Tagged: the sea, strength
“Mr. Franz, I think careers are a 20th century invention and I don't want one.”
— Christopher McCandless / Alexander Supertramp, Into the Wild
Tagged: Careers, 20th Century
“So many people live within unhappy circumstances and yet will not take the initiative to change their situation because they are conditioned to a life of security, conformity and conservation, all of which may appear to be peace of mind but in reality, nothing is more damaging to the adventurous spirit.”
— Christopher McCandless, Into the Wild
Tagged: Change
“What if I were smiling and running into your arms? Would you see then what I see now?”
— Chris McCandless, Into the Wild
Tagged: admiration, Love
“I think maybe part of what got him into trouble was that he did too much thinking. Sometimes he tried too hard to make sense of the world, to figure out why people were bad to each other so often.”
— Jon Krakauer, Into the Wild
Tagged: Overthinking, Understanding, Making Sense, Awareness, Empathy
“Don’t hesitate or allow yourself to make excuses. Just get out and do it. Just get out and do it. You will be very, very glad that you did.”
— Christopher McCandless, Into the Wild
Tagged: No Excuses, Just Do It, Taking Risks
“It is true that I miss intelligent companionship, but there are so few with whom I can share the things that mean so much to me that I have learned to contain myself. It is enough that I am surrounded with beauty.”
— Jon Krakauer, Into the Wild
Tagged: Intelligence, Friendship, Companionship, Knowledge
“We like companionship, see, but we can’t stand to be around people for very long. So we go get ourselves lost, come back for a while, then get the hell out again.”
— Jon Krakauer, Into the Wild
Tagged: Companies, Solitude, Escapism
“I don’t want to know what time it is. I don’t want to know what day it is or where I am. None of that matters.”
— Jon Krakauer, Into the Wild
Tagged: Time, Refusal
“Make a radical change in your lifestyle and begin to boldly do things which you may previously never have thought of doing, or been too hesitant to attempt. So many people live within unhappy circumstances and yet will not take the initiative to change their situation because they are conditioned to a life of security, conformity, and conservation, all of which may appear to give one peace of mind, but in reality nothing is more damaging to the adventurous spirit within a man than a secure future. The very basic core of a man’s living spirit is his passion for adventure. The joy of life comes from our encounters with new experiences, and hence there is no greater joy than to have an endlessly changing horizon, for each day to have a new and different sun. If you want to get more out of life, you must lose your inclination for monotonous security and adopt a helter-skelter style of life that will at first appear to you to be crazy. But once you become accustomed to such a life you will see its full meaning and its incredible beauty.”
— Jon Krakauer, Into the Wild
Tagged: Life, Truth About Life, Truth About Love, Human Experience, Human Existence, Making Change, Adventure
“It’s not always necessary to be strong, but to feel strong.”
— Jon Krakauer, Into the Wild
Tagged: strength, Being Strong, Endurance, Independence
“I read somewhere... how important it is in life not necessarily to be strong, but to feel strong... to measure yourself at least once.”
— Jon Krakauer, Into the Wild
Tagged: strength, Bravery, boldness, Limits, Life
“Happiness [is] only real when shared.”
— Jon Krakauer, Into the Wild
Tagged: Happiness, share, Relationships, Love, one perfect sentence, 107 Of The Greatest Single Sentences In Literature, Perfect Sentences
“Some people feel like they don't deserve love. They walk away quietly into empty spaces, trying to close the gaps of the past.”
— Jon Krakauer, Into the Wild
Tagged: Love, Escape, Past, Future
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