Authors — Quotes

Jon Krakauer Quotes: 11

Happiness [is] only real when shared
Into the Wild
It's not always necessary to be strong, but to feel strong.
Into the Wild
Some people feel like they don't deserve love. They walk away quietly into empty spaces, trying to close the gaps of the past.
Into the Wild
When you forgive, you love. And when you love, God’s light shines upon you.
Into the Wild
I read somewhere... how important it is in life not necessarily to be strong, but to feel strong... to measure yourself at least once.
Into the Wild
I'm going to paraphrase Thoreau here... rather than love, than money, than faith, than fame, than fairness... give me truth.
Into the Wild
Mr. Franz, I think careers are a 20th century invention and I don't want one.
Into the Wild
What if I were smiling and running into your arms? Would you see then what I see now?
Into the Wild
I understood what he was doing, that he had spent four years fulfilling the absurd and tedious duty of graduating from college and now he was emancipated from that world of abstraction, false security, parents, and material excess.
Into the Wild
According to the moral absolutism that characterizes McCandless's beliefs, a challenge in which a successful outcome is assured isn't a challenge at all.
Into the Wild
Common sense is no match for the voice of God.
Under the Banner of Heaven: A Story of Violent Faith