Aiming for the marathon is a task of sorts which can include terrific highs and lows.

The marathon can humble you.

To be a consistent winner means preparing not just one day, one month or even one year - but for a lifetime.

I believe in gradual experimentation with running shoes.

Being a runner means you are now 'free' to win and lose and live life to its fullest.

I often lose motivation, but it's something I accept as normal.

If you want to win a race you have to go a little berserk.

Anybody can be a runner. We were meant to move. We were meant to run. It's the easiest sport.

Don't feel guilty about driving somewhere nice to run. If people can drive to a park to eat hot dogs, you can drive there to run.

Runners are the ultimate celebration people. Running is just so intense, you're really experiencing life to the fullest.

I always say if the marathon is a part-time interest, you will only get part-time results.

It’s amazing how my mind opens up right when I have to run on the treadmill. I’ve finished three chapters rather than run a mile.

Faith is not being sure where you're going but going anyway.

Real happiness is cheap enough, yet how dearly we pay for its counterfeit.

We need not fear the future or falter in hope or good cheer, because God is with us.

Only God knows how much I love you.

I have found that no exertion of the legs can bring two minds much nearer to one another.

I would not vote for John McCain under any circumstances.

The things we laugh at are awful while they are going on, but get funny when we look back. And other people laugh because they've been through it too. The closest thing to humor is tragedy.

Writing as an art form belongs to all people, regardless of economic class or educational level. . . . A writer is someone who writes.

There can be no truer faith than the one you might have in yourself.