Gail D. Storey > Quotes

“What’s depressing is that our cultural fear of dying makes it worse than it should be. It’s actually a meaningful part of life,”
― Gail D. Storey, I Promise Not to Suffer: A Fool for Love Hikes the Pacific Crest Trail

“I felt like a bird pushed too soon from the nest, then blamed for learning to fly the wrong way.”
― Gail D. Storey, I Promise Not to Suffer: A Fool for Love Hikes the Pacific Crest Trail

“I wasn’t on a hike, or even a retreat, but a pilgrimage.”
― Gail D. Storey, I Promise Not to Suffer: A Fool for Love Hikes the Pacific Crest Trail

“Our foam pads inside our sleeping bag, I situated water bottles beside our respective heads. Next to my water, I placed my upside-down sunhat, and inside that, my LED flashlight, 1200 mg of ibuprofen, urinary funnel, antiseptic wipe, watch, and sunglasses to put on the next morning. I arranged my camp slippers—mere inner soles with net on top—for getting up in the middle of the night, so I wouldn’t step barefooted on snakes or thorns.”
― Gail D. Storey, I Promise Not to Suffer: A Fool for Love Hikes the Pacific Crest Trail

“I would trust where the trail was leading, trust myself.”
― Gail D. Storey, I Promise Not to Suffer: A Fool for Love Hikes the Pacific Crest Trail