Each evening, I ached for the shelter of my tent, for the smallest sense that something was shielding … - Cheryl Strayed

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A history of literature, unlike history as such, ought to list only victories, for its defeats are no victory for anyone.

Cheryl Strayed

Each evening, I ached for the shelter of my tent, for the smallest sense that something was shielding me from the entire rest of the world, keeping me safe not from danger, but from vastness itself. I loved the dim, clammy dark of my tent, the cozy familiarity of the way I arranged my few belongings all around me each night.

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