Romance Quote by Cheryl Strayed — Inspiring Words on Life, Love & Wisdom

“I was reading about animals a while back and there was this motherfucking scientist in France back in the thirties or forties or whenever the motherfuck it was and he was trying to get apes to draw these pictures, to make”

“The place of true healing is a fierce place. It's a giant place. it's a place of monstrous beauty and endless dark and glimmering light.”

“Trusting yourself means living out what you already know to be true.”

“The healing power of even the most microscopic exchange with someone who knows in a flash precisely what you're talking about because she experienced that thing too cannot be overestimated.”

“I want you to hold me like a grudge, keep me like a promise, haunt me like a ghost.”

“By the way, I haven't heard an 'I'm sorry' from you yet." My sense of grievance had overwhelmed my sense of self-preservation.”

“When the light reached its zenith, the group of 1,000 Travelers down below could no longer be seen. Suddenly, the intense light ceased to be, returning the lighting of the stadium to a normal level. Dani felt a moment of disorientation, but she soon recovered and looked down at an empty stadium.”

“You’re supposed to pinch yourself – not the one you’re dreaming about.”

“Maybe the flies knew we were leaving. Maybe they were happy for us.”

“What was the point? What is the point in love, and promises of it, when it can just jump from one person to another like that?”