I read somewhere... how important it is in life not necessarily to be strong, but to feel strong... to measure yourself at least once.

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

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.

I'm going to paraphrase Thoreau here... rather than love, than money, than faith, than fame, than fairness... give me truth.

What if I were smiling and running into your arms? Would you see then what I see now?

Mr. Franz, I think careers are a 20th century invention and I don't want one.

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.

But [Everett] and McCandless, at least they tried to follow their dream. That’s what was great about them. They tried. Not many do.

Happiness [is] only real when shared

When you forgive, you love. And when you love, God’s light shines upon you.

I don’t want to know what time it is. I don’t want to know what day it is or where I am. None of that matters.

... we had once called out hello into the cauldron of the world and then run away before anyone could respond.

Don't you agree that if I act like there is nothing going on, other people will behave that way too?

Innovation is the only bridge to mind digital gaps.

I think the Macintosh proves that everyone can have a bitmapped display.

I've always been a fan of Fran Drescher!

You know that prejudice isn't logical, which is why it is so hard to overcome.

Often a star was waiting for you to notice it. A wave rolled toward you out of the distant path, or as you walked under an open window, a violin yielded itself to your hearing. All this was mission.

Nothing is as fast as the speed of trust.

I had gone to jail, but I wasn't gettin' locked up for drugs then. I was gettin' locked up for guns. My moms kept finding guns and stuff in my room and she was gettin' more scared.

The light of truth burns without a flicker in the depths of a house that is shaken with storms of passion and fear.