Toni’s Reviews > Into the Wild > Status Update

"A quiet secluded life in the country, with the possibility of being useful to people to whom it is easy to do good, and who are not accustomed to have it done to them; then work which one hopes may be of some use; then rest, nature, books, music, love for one's neighbor--such is my idea of happiness. And then, on top of all that, you for a mate, and children, perhaps-what more can the heart of a man desire?"

"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."

"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."

"To symbolize the complete severance from his previous life, he even adopted a new name. No longer would he answer to Chris McCandless; he was now Alexander Supertramp, master of his own destiny."