“As I point out in the very first pages of 'Into the Wild,' I approache...” — Jon Krakauer Quote

“As I point out in the very first pages of 'Into the Wild,' I approached this book not as a normal, you know, unbiased journalist.”

“Common sense is no match for the voice of God.”

“Antarctica is a very alien environment, and you can't survive here more than minutes if you're not equipped properly and doing the right thing all the time.”

“I am trying to give the best performance possible in 400 pages. I want readers to be scared; I want them to be moved. Entertainment doesn't necessarily mean something trivial, but it does mean people wanting to get to the end of a book.”

“Every book is a children's book if the kid can read!”

“I never learned anything at all in school and didn't read a book for pleasure until I was 19 years old.”