"The obliterated place is equal parts destruction and……" — Cheryl Strayed
"The obliterated place is equal parts destruction and creation. The obliterated place is pitch black and bright light. It is water and parched earth. It is mud and it is manna. The real work of deep grief is making a home there."
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Cheryl Strayed
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137 Quotes by Cheryl Strayed
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The wanting was a wilderness and I had to find my own way out of the woods.
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