We may think there is willpower involved, but more likely... change is due to want power. Wanting the new addiction more than the old one. Wanting the new me in preference to the person I am now.

Happiness is different from pleasure. Happiness has something to do with struggling and enduring and accomplishing.

The answer to the big questions in running is the same as the answer to the big questions in life: Do the best with what you've got.

Everyone is an athlete. The only difference is that some of us are in training, and some are not.

Running is just such a monastery- a retreat, a place to commune with God and yourself, a place for psychological and spiritual renewal.

Sweat cleanses from the inside. It comes from places a shower will never reach.

Listen to your body. Do not be a blind and deaf tenant.

The real competition is against the little voice inside you that wants to quit

The difference between a jogger and a runner is an entry blank.

Out on the roads there is fitness and self-discovery and the persons we were destined to be.

I will not last forever. But I am damn well going to know I have been here.

Never forget to express your gratitude for the abundance and beauty of your life.

You might never comprehend my madness. But it stands behind my undying love for you. You're the object of my everything. I’m sorry I’ve been stupid lately.

The others were a little surprised when Piper came back on a pegasus with two unconscious demigods.

I feel very honored and special really. You can't imagine, to arrive at the Oscars when you arrive so low, and you can't go further than the Oscars.

What an artist learns matters little. What he himself discovers has a real worth for him, and gives him the necessary incitement to work.

Mostly, I make sure to stay keenly aware of my own shortcomings so that I am more patient with others.

I went into designing my house thinking I could have some more expensive items because I didn't realize my kids were going to be animals.

I will say that Rick will probably die before the end of the book. I'll go ahead and put that in print. Nobody's safe. I've almost killed him three times already.

Don't be afraid to tread new ground, but do a sanity test.

It could be construed that the reason I wouldn't wish to live in England is the immigration explosion. And that's not true at all.