#running

He had noticed that events were cowards: they didn't occur singly, but instead they would run in packs and leap out at him all at once. ↗

— Neil Gaiman

#running

Part of me wanted to run away from him screaming, Fire! A more reckless part was tempted to see how close I could get without... combusting. ↗

— Becca Fitzpatrick

#running

The best way is not to fight it, just go. Don't be trying all the time to fix things. What you run from only stays with you longer. When you fight something, you only make it stronger. ↗

— Chuck Palahniuk

#running

Stop running, you fools!" Kronos yelled. "Stand and ACKK!" That last part was because a panicked Hyperborean giant stumbled backwards and sat on top of him. The lord of time disappeared under a giant blue butt. ↗

— Rick Riordan

#hyperborean-giant #kronos #lord-of-time #running

But no matter where I went, what I was running from would still be with me—Kat. She wasn’t just back in the house, in that bed. She was with me now, inside me. And there was no outrunning that. ↗

— Jennifer L. Armentrout

#daemon-s-pov #katy #obsidian #running

Though I have to admit, I had a good laugh when I realized you thought I was a bloodsucker." He smiles. "Oh, well excuse me. I mean since there are immortals running around, I figure we may as well bring on the faeries, wizards, werewolves, and—" I shake my head. "I mean jeez, you talk about all this like it's normal! ↗

— Alyson Noel

#damen #ever #evermore #immortals #noel

If you don't have answers to your problems after a four-hour run, you ain't getting them. ↗

— Christopher McDougall

#running #meditation

If you are losing faith in human nature, go out and watch a marathon. ↗

— Kathrine Switzer

#running #faith

Vary your training, your running partners, and your environment. Only your imagination limits the ways you can spice up your running routine. ↗

— Bob Glover

#imagination

It's only when movement becomes the most natural state in our lives that we can finally begin to enjoy the motion. And it's only when standing still becomes impossible that we can finally embrace the kinds of changes that are inevitable in our lives. We were not designed to stand still. If we were, we'd have at least three legs. We were designed to move. Our bodies are bodies that have walked across vast continents. Our bodies are bodies that have carried objects of art and war over great distances. We are no less mobile than our ancestors. We are athletes. We are warriors. We are human. ↗

— John Bingham

#inspirational #running #running-for-mortals #art