You don’t have to justify your education by demonstrating its financial rewards. You don’t have to maintain an impeccable credit score. Anyone who ex… - Cheryl Strayed

You don't have to justify your education by demonstrating its financial rewards. Anyone who expects you to has no sense of the arts.

Of all the things I'd been skeptical about, I didn't feel skeptical about this: the wilderness had a clarity that included me.

Compassion isn’t about solutions. It’s about giving all of the love that you’ve got.

So release yourself from that. Don't be strategic or coy. Strategic and coy are for jackasses. Be brave. Be authentic. Practice saying the word 'love' to the people you love so when it matters the most to say it, you will.