Carine McCandless Quotes

#1. It seemed like everything became centered and peaceful when there was no choice but to make nature the focus.

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#2. ...if you plan everything out completely from beginning to end, you destroy your chance for adventure.

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#3. He wasn't antisocial - he always had friends, and everybody liked him - but he could go off and entertain himself for hours. He didn't seem to need toys or friends. He could be alone without being lonely.

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#4. It is a bad thing," he said, "not to be able to stand solitude.

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#5. It's not about the things he gave us, Carine," he said softly. "It's about the memories. You can't touch those with your hands. Everything you can touch with your hands is just stuff.

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#6. Keep moving forward and be true to yourself. You are the only one who can ensure your own happiness.

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#7. I was seeing too many Walt McCandlesses in the world and not enough Chrises.

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#8. It is a bad thing not to be able to stand solitude. It is a wonderful thing to embrace it, and I was ready.

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#9. That's the purity of nature. It may be harsh in its honesty, but it never lies to you.

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#10. Perhaps strength doesn't reside in having never been broken, but in the courage required to grow strong in the broken places. - Kristen

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#11. I saw leaving any situation where I was treated with disrespect as evidence of my courage. I wanted my daughters to learn that lesson of worth from me.

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#12. He measured himself and those around him by an impossibly rigorous moral code.

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