"I have become a whole new person because of you."

"What if what made me do all those things everyone thought I shouldn't have done was what also had got me here? What if I was never redeemed? What if I already was?

Strayed's advice is always on point, but it is so much more than that. She manages to bring hope, perspective, and humor into the darkest of situations. I felt like I learned just as much about her life from her responses. She seems like she would be the best friend, mother, and advocate a girl could have. Loved this book!

"He said it like maybe it was worth the trade. Like it was something he would do again if he had the choice. Like he would take a man's legs and give away years of his own freedom if it was the only way."