I had to go on without my mother, even though I was suffering terribly, grieving her. My whole life sort of ended when my mom died. I had to remake it again and be a new person in the world without my mom. It was a very primal rebirth, that time after my mom died.
Cheryl StrayedUntil we as a gender refuse to wear any shoe that would be uncomfortable to walk a mile in, weโre perfectly screwed.
Cheryl StrayedI asked, often out loud: Who is tougher than me? The answer was always the same, and even when I knew absolutely there was no way on this earth that it was true, I said it anyway: No one.
Cheryl Strayed