299 Quotes by Jon Krakauer

It's not always necessary to be strong, but to feel strong.

Happiness [is] only real when shared

Some people feel like they don't deserve love. They walk away quietly into empty spaces, trying to close the gaps of the past.

When you forgive, you love. And when you love, God’s light shines upon you.

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.

What if I were smiling and running into your arms? Would you see then what I see now?

He was unheeded, happy, and near to the wild heart of life. He was alone and young and wilful and wildhearted, alone amid a waste of wild air and brackish waters and the seaharvest of shells and tangle and veiled grey sunlight.

But [Everett] and McCandless, at least they tried to follow their dream. That’s what was great about them. They tried. Not many do.

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.