Cheryl Strayed Long Quotations

Fear begets fear. Power begets power. I willed myself to beget power. And it wasn't long before I actually wasn't afraid.

It's a long life, sweetheart, and time heals all wounds.

I receive a lot of letters like yours. Most go on in length, describing all sorts of maddening situations and communications in bewildered detail, but in each there is the same question at its core: Can I convince the person about whom I am crazy to be crazy about me? The short answer is no. The long answer is no.

Can I convince the person about whom I'm crazy to be crazy about me? The short answer is no. The long answer is no.

I walked all those miles, I learned all those lessons. It's as if my new life was the gift I got at the end of a long struggle.