The Fire Never Goes Out Quotes

“Love your younger self, and let them die.”
― N.D. Stevenson, The Fire Never Goes Out: A Memoir in Pictures

“To everyone harboring their own fire and to everyone lost in the dark. May you see the sun again.”
― N.D. Stevenson, The Fire Never Goes Out: A Memoir in Pictures

“Every cell in my body has died and grown again.”
― N.D. Stevenson, The Fire Never Goes Out: A Memoir in Pictures

“Here's what they don't tell you about climbing mountains: almost everyone who dies, dies on the way down. The summit, as much as you want it, is only the halfway point. And night will be here soon, and there will be no way to go but down, and you will be so tired.
Will you fall in plain sight, a monument to those who come after you?
Will you vanish into the darkest depths, never to be seen again?”
― ND Stevenson, The Fire Never Goes Out: A Memoir in Pictures

“Ï'm learning to put away the diamond exterior and let people get close again. To be good up close instead of from a distance. I'm letting myself be happy.”
― N.D. Stevenson, The Fire Never Goes Out: A Memoir in Pictures

“Take a breath, as well as you can and prepare for the careful climb down. You have a long life still to live and many more mountains to climb.”
― N.D. Stevenson, The Fire Never Goes Out: A Memoir in Pictures

“Take a breath, as well as you can. Turn your face toward the light. It is time for the next step of your journey.”
― N.D. Stevenson, The Fire Never Goes Out: A Memoir in Pictures

“The cells of your body are dying and growing again every day, and you are always in the process of becoming something new. You're not sure yet who you will be, but you are ready to find out. You know some things a little better now, and your rabbit heart has grown steadier, and you are learning to be gentler to that soft girl with the bow in her hair who is still somewhere inside of you.”
― N.D. Stevenson, The Fire Never Goes Out: A Memoir in Pictures