Category Archives: Quotes

Cheryl Strayed says let it open you…

Posted on August 28, 2014 by Attempted Love

“Let yourself be gutted. Let it open you. Start here.”  – Cheryl Strayed, Tiny Beautiful Things: Advice on Love and Life from Dear Sugar

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Cheryl Strayed says the story of human intimacy is…

Posted on August 28, 2014 by Attempted Love

“The story of human intimacy is one of constantly allowing ourselves to see those we love most deeply in a new, more fractured light. Look hard. Risk that.”  – Cheryl Strayed, Tiny Beautiful Things: Advice on Love and Life from Dear … Continue reading →

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Cheryl Strayed says you will learn a lot about yourself if you stretch in the direction…

Posted on August 28, 2014 by Attempted Love

“You will learn a lot about yourself if you stretch in the direction of goodness, of bigness, of kindness, of forgiveness, of emotional bravery. Be a warrior for love.”  – Cheryl Strayed, Tiny Beautiful Things: Advice on Love and Life from … Continue reading →

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Cheryl Strayed says it is not so incomprehensible as you pretend…

Posted on August 28, 2014 by Attempted Love

“It is not so incomprehensible as you pretend, sweet pea. Love is the feeling we have for those we care deeply about and hold in high regard. It can be light as the hug we give a friend or heavy … Continue reading →

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Cheryl Strayed says most things will be okay eventually, but not everything will be…

Posted on August 28, 2014 by Attempted Love

“Most things will be okay eventually, but not everything will be. Sometimes you’ll put up a good fight and lose. Sometimes you’ll hold on really hard and realize there is no choice but to let go. Acceptance is a small, … Continue reading →

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Cheryl Strayed says don’t let the man who doesn’t love you…

Posted on August 28, 2014 by Attempted Love

“There are so many things to be tortured about, sweet pea. So many torturous things in this life. Don’t let the man who doesn’t love you be one of them.”  – Cheryl Strayed

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Cheryl Strayed says don’t surrender all your joy for an idea you used to have about yourself…

Posted on August 28, 2014 by Attempted Love

“Don’t surrender all your joy for an idea you used to have about yourself that isn’t true anymore.”  – Cheryl Strayed, Tiny Beautiful Things: Advice on Love and Life from Dear Sugar

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