Every time I fail I assume I will be a stronger person for it.

Running is about more than just putting one foot in front of the other; it is about our lifestyle and who we are.

Doing something for yourself like running, and using it to test yourself, will only make you feel better about your career or your family role.

When I first started running, I was so embarrassed I'd walk when cars passed me. I'd pretend I was looking at the flowers!

I look at victory as milestones on a very long highway.

There’s not a better feeling than when you have found that moment of balance and harmony when both running and life come together. Then you know why you run and that you couldn’t live without it.

Coffee doesn't do it for me; it's running that gets me going.

The challenge and the energy running requires may be a selfish one, but it actually motivates me to be stronger in my relationships.

You can't depend on other people, you have to run your own race.

There will always be something to strive for. My hope is for the heart to strive forever.

Years ago, women sat in the kitchen drinking coffee and discussing life. Now they discuss the same topics while they run.

In America, disagreement with the policies of the government does not necessitate a lack of patriotism!

The exquisite kindliness of her manner suggested that their relationship was of no possible consequence, that she could not pay him the tribute of hostility.

A man of refined taste and judgment.

Some literary types subscribe to the notion that being a writer like Salinger entitles a person to remain free of the standards that might apply to mere mortals.

Well, most grown-ups forget what it was like to be a kid. I vowed that I would never forget.

And how could I believe that Australian wine was automatically inferior to wine sourced from other regions on the planet when I had never drunk anything but liquid nitrogen?

Wrestling is an art form. I don't worry about those who don't get it; I worry about satisfying those who do.

Most writers on the subject seem to agree that the typical working mathematician is a Platonist on weekdays and a formalist on Sundays.

No!" Amy said. "Dan, you're lucky it was only concussive. You could've wiped out the whole Holt family." "And that would've been bad because...?

Even to loneliness there is an end, for those who are lonely enough, long enough.