"From the time I was 16 and I had my own checking account, you'd think most young women would run out and buy clothes. No, I ran out and got myself a psychiatrist!"

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Source : "Genie Francis Promises to Deliver Another Emotional Note". Interview with Matt Mitovich, www.tvguide.com. January 30, 2009.

Genie Francis

#Running Quotes #Thinking Quotes #Clothes Quotes

“Over the wine-dark sea.”
“And how can poetry stand up against its new conditions? Its position is perfectly precarious.”
“A lot of ultramarathoners are soloists. They're single and live lives off the grid.”
“[Bernard Leach] talked about painting, but we never talked about ceramics in that evening. But at the end of the evening he said to us, "Well," he said, "I've changed my mind, and if you want, you can come back a year from now and apprentice in the workshop."”
“Going to college helped me, because I had four years in the conservatory program, which is close as you can get to a professional environment. It's like all day.”
“I don't get upset with anyone after being hit in a game.”
“I have a lot of respect for tough coaches.”
“It's really impossible for athletes to grow up. On the one hand, you're still a child, still playing a game. But on the other hand, you're a superhuman hero that everyone dreams of being. No wonder we have such a hard time understanding who we are.”

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