Christopher McCandless Quotes

Surely all Americans have the right to give their money only to those causes which they support. But what kind of society has this created? A society where the ignorant reign. A society where enlightened must hold their tongues. A nation whose politicians must profess half-hearted devotion to an ancient fable or face the disastrous consequences of speaking their true 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.

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 conservatism, all of which may appear to give one peace of mind, but in reality nothing is more dangerous to the adventurous spirit within a man than a secure future.

...there is no greater joy than to have an endlessly changing horizon, for each day to have a new and different sun.

The life and simple beauty of it is too good to pass up

Circumstance has no value. It is how one relates to the situation that has value. All the meaning resides in the personal relationship to a phenomenon, what it means to you.

Happiness real only when shared.

Make each day a new horizon.

Happiness isn't real unless it is shared.

I read somewhere, how important it is in life, to not necessarily be strong. But to feel strong.

Ultimate freedom. An extremist. An aesthetic voyager whose home is the road. Escaped from Atlanta. Thou shalt not return, 'cause “the West is the best.” And now after two rambling years comes the final and greatest adventure, the climactic battle to kill the false being within and victoriously conclude the spiritual revolution. Ten days and nights of freight trains and hitchhiking bring him to the great white North. No longer to be poisoned by civilization he flees, and walks alone upon the land to become lost in the wild.

The very basic core of a man's living spirit is his passion for adventure.

Some people feel like they don't deserve love so they walk quietly into the empty spaces.

If you want something in this life, reach out and grab it.

I have had a happy life and thank the Lord. Goodbye and may God bless all!

(...)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.

I've decided I'm going to live this life for some time to come. The freedom and simple beauty is just too good to pass up.

Happiness only real when shared.

You don't need human relationships to be happy, God has placed it all around us.

It is the experiences, the great triumphant joy of living to the fullest extent in which real meaning is found. God it's great to be alive!

We just have to have the courage to turn against our habitual lifestyle and engage in unconventional living.

So many people live within unhappy circumstances and yet will not take the initiative to change their situation.

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.

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.

Happiness is only real if shared.