Jon Krakauer

"It's not always necessary to be strong, but to feel strong."

- Jon Krakauer

"Happiness [is] only real when shared."

- Jon Krakauer

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

- Jon Krakauer

"Achieving the summit of a mountain was tangible, immutable, concrete. The incumbent hazards lent the activity a seriousness of purpose that was sorely missing from the rest of my life. I thrilled in the fresh perspective that came from the tipping the ordinary plane of existence on end."

- Jon Krakauer