HAPPINESS is ONLY REAL WHEN SHARED

At that stage of my youth, death remained as abstract a concept as non-Euclidean geometry or marriage. I didn't yet appreciate its terrible finality or the havoc it could wreak on those who'd entrusted the deceased with their hearts.

In climbing, having confidence in your partners is no small concern. One climber's actions can affect the welfare of the entire team.

The trip was to be an odyssey in the fullest sense of the word, an epic journey that would change everything.

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.

It is easy, when you are young, to believe that what you desire is no less than what you deserve, to assume that if you want something badly enough, it is your God-given right to have it.

Military investigations are designed not to find anyone guilty.