Saying it's hard is ultimately a justification to do whatever seems like the easiest thing to do -- have the affair, stay at that horrible job, end a friendship over a slight, keep loving someone who treats you terribly.

Cheryl Strayed
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  2. Don't leave a piece of jewelry at his house so you can go back and get it later he may be with his real girlfriend. - Amy Sedaris

  3. Don't go looking for boys in the dark They will say pretty things thenleave you with scars. Do go looking for boys in the park For that is where the true gentlemen are. - Anna Godbersen

  4. It's easy to look back and see it, and it's easy to give the advice. But the sad fact is, most people don't look beneath the surface until it's too late. - Wendelin Van Draanen

  5. It is very difficult to live among people you love and hold back from offering them advice. - Anne Tyler

More Quotes By Cheryl Strayed
  1. If your actions don't live up to your words, you have nothing to say.

  2. If you truly have faith in your convictions, then your convictions should be able to stand criticism and testing.

  3. If you think your religion requires discrimination, you're probably misreading your faith.

  4. When you've grown up mis-educated, surrounded by fear and hate, unaware of your privilege, lies can sound like the truth.

  5. Blood can help make family, but family often transcends blood.

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