"I have several close friends who have run marathons, a word that is actually derived from two Swahili words: mara, which means 'to die a horrible death', and thon, which means 'for a stupid T-shirt.' Look it up."

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Source : Celia Rivenbark (2009). “You Can't Drink All Day If You Don't Start in the Morning”, p.183, Macmillan

Celia Rivenbark

#Running Quotes #Stupid Quotes #Mean Quotes

“Well, half of half our faction.' 'In some circles they call that a quarter, Mar,' Lynn says.”
“Without anxiety life would have very little savor.”
“Weve become a plastic society.”
“I didn't play or like a lot of board games as a child. I liked playing with my G.I. Joes and making up adventures for them.”
“If you want to meet someone who can fix any situation you don't like, who can bring you happiness in spite of what other people say or believe, look in a mirror, then say this magic word: 'Hello.'”
“What's wrong with you? I asked myself. You are a happy person. You are an upbeat sort of person. Men smile at you on the subway, women ask you what shampoo you use. Cheer up for Christ's sake, I told myself, relax, you're fine, be happy, Girl. When I talk to myself I call myself Girl.”
“Love is an ideal thing, marriage a real thing; a confusion of the real with the ideal never goes unpunished.”
“Opinions have greater power than strength of hands.”

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