"There is magic in misery. Just ask any runner."

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Source : Dean Karnazes (2006). “Ultramarathon Man: Confessions of an All-Night Runner”, p.148, Penguin

Dean Karnazes

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“We carry the flame for all to see, the fire and passion of what we can be.”
“Though [Abraham Lincoln] never would travel to Europe, he went with Shakespeare's kings to Merry England; he went with Lord Byron poetry to Spain and Portugal. Literature allowed him to transcend his surroundings.”
“Part of him wanted to weep... but his purpose was rigid within him. He felt he could not bend to gentleness without breaking.”
“So long as the international community consists of sovereign states, war between them remains a possibility, of which all governments have to take reasonable account.”

Source : Michael Howard (1962). “The Causes of Wars and Other Essays”, p.25, Harvard University Press
“Medicine really matured me as a person because, as a physician, you're obviously dealing with life and death issues, issues much more serious than what we're talking about in entertainment. You can't get more serious than life and death. And if you can handle that, you can handle anything.”
“It is [children] who are God's presence, promise and hope for mankind.”
“I guess I just don't have a talent for it, some women just aren't the marrying kind - or anyway, not the permanent marrying kind, and I'm one of them.”

Source : "Personal Quotes/ Biography". www.imdb.com.
“It adds up, but I deem it all necessary, even the camera gear. I enjoy photographing the otherworldly colors and shapes presented in the convoluted depths of slot canyons and the prehistoric artwork preserved in their alcoves.”

Source : Aron Ralston (2004). “Between a Rock and a Hard Place: The Basis of the Motion Picture 127 Hours”, p.3, Simon and Schuster

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