

“The trip was to be an odyssey in the fullest sense of the word, an epic journey that would change everything.”
― Into the Wild
― Into the Wild

“The core of mans' spirit comes from new experiences.”
― Into the Wild
― Into the Wild

“That's one thing Earthlings might learn to do, if they tried hard enough: Ignore the awful times and concentrate on the good ones.”
― Slaughterhouse-Five
― Slaughterhouse-Five

“I have this disease late at night sometimes, involving alcohol and the telephone.”
― Slaughterhouse-Five
― Slaughterhouse-Five

“In life, people tend to wait for good things to come to them. And by waiting, they miss out. Usually, what you wish for doesn't fall in your lap; it falls somewhere nearby, and you have to recognize it, stand up, and put in the time and work it takes to get to it. This isn't because the universe is cruel. It's because the universe is smart. It has its own cat-string theory and knows we don't appreciate things that fall into our laps.”
― The Game: Penetrating the Secret Society of Pickup Artists
― The Game: Penetrating the Secret Society of Pickup Artists
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