“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.”
Book:Into the Wild
Quote by Jon Krakauer
Work
Into the Wild
Into the Wild is a nonfiction work that recounts the true story of Christopher McCandless, a bright and idealistic young man who, after graduating from college, donated his savings, abandoned his car and possessions, and set out on a cross-country journey. The narrative follows his travels through the American West, his encounters with various people, and his final, fateful trek into the remote Alaskan interior. The book explores themes of adventure, self-reliance, and the search for meaning in nature, drawing from McCandless's own journals and the accounts of those he met along the way. more
Author
Jon Krakauer
Jon Krakauer is an American writer known for his in-depth reporting on extreme adventures and disasters. His works often focus on individual challenges and survival struggles in extreme environments, with his most famous works being 'Into the Wild' and 'Into Thin Air'. more
You May Also Like
“I'd lost count of the disappointments.”
Source: Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close: A Novel
Source: First Grave on the Right
Source: One-Click Buy: May 2009 Silhouette Desire: Billionaire Extraordinaire\Propositioned Into a Foreign Affair\Montana Mistress\The Once and Future Prince\The Moretti Arrangement\The Tycoon's Rebel Bride
“It isn’t the fall that will kill you, but the sudden stop.”
Source: First Grave on the Right
Source: The Charley Davidson Series
“What one does is what counts. Not what one had the intention of doing.”
Source: Picasso, Braque, Léger: masterpieces from Swiss collections
“sometimes our future is dictated by what we are, as opposed to what we want.”
Source: The Notebook