For the most part, celery is easy to cook- the pectin in it's cells breaks down easily in water. However, celery strings, which are made of cellulose, are virtually indestructible and won't break down under normal conditions. Even the body has a difficult time breaking the strings down, and many people can't digest them at all. Remove the strings before preparing celery with this simple trick: Once you remove a stalk from the bunch, place it curved side up on the counter or a cutting board, then grab hold of the very bottom(white part) of the stalk and quickly bend it up. It will crack off the bottom of the celery, but the strings will be attached.
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