The universe, I'd learned, was never, ever kidding. It would take whatever it wanted and it would never … - Cheryl Strayed - Quotesmemo.com

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In the view of the fact that nature is dying, political developments are of secondary importance.

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Cheryl Strayed

The universe, I'd learned, was never, ever kidding. It would take whatever it wanted and it would never give it back.

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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.

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Nobody's going to do your life for you. You have to do it yourself, whether you're rich or poor, out of money or raking it in, the beneficiary of ridiculous fortune or terrible injustice. And you have to do it no matter what is true. No matter what is hard. No matter what unjust, sad, sucky things befall you. Self-pity is a dead-end road. You make the choice to drive down it. It's up to you to decide to stay parked there or to turn around and drive out.

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Don't surrender all your joy for an idea you used to have about yourself that isn't true anymore.

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Whatever happens to you belongs to you. Make it yours. Feed it to yourself even if it feels impossible to swallow. Let it nurture you, because it will.

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Don't worry. Don't apologize. Don't cower behind the defeated security of there is no 'room for someone like me'. There isn't room for any one of us. It's up to you to make a place for yourself in the world. So get to work.

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