Common sense is no match for the voice of God.

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.

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

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

If you want a blank spot on the map, you gotta leave the map behind.

Getting to the top of any given mountain was considered much less important than how one got there: prestige was earned by tackling the most unforgiving routes with minimal equipment, in the boldest style imaginable.

There is nothing glamorous or romantic about war. It's mostly about random pointless death and misery.