"What I Talk About When I Talk About Running" Quotes
A memoir exploring the author's experiences with long-distance running and its parallels to writing and life.
nonfiction | 188 pages | Published in NaN
Quotes
Pain is inevitable. Suffering is optional.
I'm the kind of person who likes to be by himself. To put a finer point on it, I'm the type of person who doesn't find it painful to be alone.
Exerting yourself to the fullest within your individual limits: that's the essence of running, and a metaphor for life - and for me, for writing as well.
Most runners run not because they want to live longer, but because they want to live life to the fullest.
No matter how mundane some action might appear, keep at it long enough and it becomes a contemplative, even meditative act.
In long-distance running the only opponent you have to beat is yourself, the way you used to be.
I'm often asked what I think about as I run. Usually the people who ask this have never run long distances themselves.
No one knows what will happen next. And life is a mystery, and a journey.
I'm struck by how, except when you're young, you really need to prioritize in life, figuring out in what order you should divide up your time and energy.
People sometimes sneer at those who run every day, claiming they'll go to any length to live longer. But don't think that's the reason most people run. Most runners run not because they want to live longer, but because they want to live life to the fullest.
