I KNEW THAT IF I ALLOWED FEAR TO OVERTAKE ME, MY JOURNEY WAS DOOMED. FEAR, TO A GREAT EXTENT, IS BORN OF A STORY WE TELL OURSELVES, AND SO I CHOSE TO TELL MYSELF A DIFFERENT STORY FROM THE ONE WOMEN ARE TOLD. I DECIDED I WAS SAFE. I WAS STRONG. I WAS BRAVE. NOTHING COULD VANQUISH ME.

CHERYL STRAYED