“Into the Wild” by Jon Krakauer

Nothing is more damaging to the adventurous spirit within a man than a secure future. The very basic core of 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 crazy. But once you become accustomed to such a life, you will see its full meaning and incredible beauty.


He was the type of person who insisted on living out his beliefs.


A challenge in which a successful outcome is assured isn’t a challenge at all.


An unshared happiness is not happiness.


Happiness only real when shared.