Into the Wild Quotes Flashcards
No longer to be poisoned by civilisation…
…he flees, and walks alone upon the land to become lost in the wild.
I’ve decided I’m going ton live this life for some time to come…
…The freedom and simple beauty is just too good to pass up
The core of man’s spirit…
…comes from new experiences
I don’t need money…
…Makes people cautious
My days were more…
…exciting when I was penniless
But you’re wrong if you think…
…that the joy of life comes principally from human relationships
I don’t understand why…
…every fucking person is so bad to each other so fucking often.
There was something more than rebellion…
…more than anger that was driving him. Chris had always been driven, had always been an adventurer
Just be out there in it…
You know, big mountains, rivers, sky, game. Just be out there in it, you know? In the wild.
I have literally…
…become trapped in the wild.
Whatever drawer…
…he was opening now must have something pretty sweet in it.
Rather than love…
… than money, than faith, than fame, than fairness, give me truth
These revelations struck…
…at the core of Chris’ sense of identity. They made his entire childhood seem like fiction.
Money, power…
…is an illusion. It’s up here. You can be here.
It was inevitable that Chris…
…would break away. And when he did, he would do it with characteristic immoderation
