“Alex here. (...) Ron, I really enjoy all the help you have given me and the times we spent together. I hope that you will not be too depressed by our parting. It may be a very long time before we s...”

“Happiness means nothing to me. I just want to have meaning and purpose.”

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

“Unlike Muir and Thoreau, McCandless went into the wilderness not primarily to ponder nature or the world at large but, rather, to explore the inner country of his own soul.”

“Persistent problems, however unpleasant they may seem, contain the unprocessed and unexamined thoughts and feelings that, if left alone, keep you from your greatness. Thats why the pain, emptiness,...”

“Life is not about running away from your problems. It is about facing the problem, fixing it and then keep going until you stumble to another problem. The most important thing is never stopping.”

“Does not heed to the darkWith its shimmering light,Moon quietly bathes the ocean”

“Society, you're a crazy breed.”

“My wish has always been to write my own story, to create a life thats worth writing about. But is a story worth anything at all if I have no one to tell it to?”

“From elementary school through high school, my siblings and I were hectored to excel in every class, to win medals in science fairs, to be chosen princess of the prom, to win election to student go...”