photo: Holly Andres

Knopf Canada is due to publish a book of more than 100 collected quotes by best-selling Oregon-based author Cheryl Strayed, titled Brave Enough.

Strayed’s 2012 memoir, Wild: From Lost to Found on the Pacific Crest Trail, was a No. 1 New York Times best-seller and went on to become an Oscar-nominated feature film starring Reese Witherspoon.

Strayed says in a press release:

Whenever I need consolation or encouragement, a clear-eyed perspective or a swift kick in the pants – which is often – quotes are what I turn to. I think of quotes as mini instruction manuals for the soul. It’s my appreciation for their very usefulness that compelled me to put together this book. Not because I believe in my own sagacity, but because I believe in the power of words to help us reset our intentions, clarify our thoughts, and create a counter-narrative to the voice of doubt many of us have murmuring in our heads.

The Canadian edition will appear in October simultaneously with a U.S. edition from Alfred A. Knopf.