Quote by: Cheryl Strayed

As I clung to the chaparral that day, attempting to patch up my bleeding finger, terrified by every sound that the bull was coming back, I considered my options. There were only two and they were essentially the same. I could go back in the direction I had come from, or I could go forward in the direction I intended to go. The bull, I acknowledged grimly, could be in either direction, since I hadn’t seen where he’d run once I closed my eyes. I could only choose between the bull that would take me back and the bull that would take me forward. And so I walked on.


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Author Bio


  • NameCheryl Strayed
  • Descriptionauthor, memoirist, blogger
  • BornSeptember 17, 1968
  • CountryUnited States Of America
  • ProfessionWoman Of Letters; Blogger; Essayist
  • WorksTorch; Tiny Beautiful Things: Advice On Love And Life From Dear Sugar; Wild: From Lost To Found On The Pacific Crest Trail