14 Cheryl Strayed Quotes That Will Inspire You to Live Boldly

From Wild: From Lost to Found on the Pacific Crest Trail:

• "I knew that if I allowed fear to overtake me, my journey was doomed. Fear, to a great extent, is born of a story we tell ourselves, and so I chose to tell myself a different story from the one women are told. I decided I was safe. I was strong. I was brave. Nothing could vanquish me."
• "I was amazed that what I needed to survive could be carried on my back. And, most surprising of all, that I could carry it."
• "Fear begets fear. Power begets power. I willed myself to beget power. And it wasn't long before I actually wasn't afraid."
• "How wild it was, to let it be."