Some acts of faith, I believe, have the power to grant us something infinitely wiser than we imagine

About endings....unless we do them well, we have to keep repeating them.

The absence of doubt will turn humans into beasts.

A perfectly happy marriage? There is no such thing. There are strong marriages that can survive problems, but happiness is such a brief condition, interrupted by difficulties and plain, boring routine.

I like to keep myself wrapped in layers of sleep and wait for the geraniums.

About the different levels of skill involved. You have to practice before you become a great masturbator.

In language that's lyrical and haunting, Cheryl Strayed writes about bliss and loss, about the kind of grace that startles and transforms us in ordinary moments.