Into the Wild

by Jon Krakauer

I think you really should make a radical change in your lifestyle and begin to boldly do things which you may previously never have thought of doing, or been too hesitant to attempt.

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 damaging to the adventurous spirit within a man than a secure future.

Same story: idealistic, energetic young guys who overestimated themselves, underestimated the country, and ended up in trouble.

I learned that it is not possible for human beings as we know them to live off the land.

He didn’t seem interested in the money so much as the fact that he was good at making it. It was like a game, and the money was a way of keeping score.”

He lampooned Jimmy Carter and Joe Biden,