It isn't enough to have had an interesting or hilarious or … - Cheryl Strayed

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It isn't enough to have had an interesting or hilarious or tragic life. Art isn't anecdote. It's the consciousness we bring to bear on our lives. For what happened in the story to transcend the limits of the personal, it must be driven by the engine of what the story means.

Cheryl Strayed

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Cheryl Strayed (née Nyland; born September 17, 1968) is an American writer and podcast host. Her 2012 memoir Wild: From Lost to Found on the Pacific Crest Trail is an international bestseller, adapted into the 2014 Academy Award-nominated movie Wild.

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Art isn't anecdote. It's the consciousness we bring to bear in our lives.

Art isn’t anecdote. It’s the consciousness we bring to bear on our lives.

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