Quoting Jon Krakauer, Into the Wild, Villard, Ch. 15. The Stikine Ice Cap, 1996

I was surprised, as always, by how easy the act of leaving was, and how good it felt. The world was suddenly rich with possibility. […] I was under way, propelled by an imperative that was beyond my ability to control or comprehend.
— Jon Krakauer, Into the Wild, Villard, Ch. 15. The Stikine Ice Cap, 1996

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