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“We know not whether laws be right
Or whether laws be wrong
All we know who lie in gaol
Is that the walls are strong
And each day is like a year
A year whose days are long.”
― The Ballad of Reading Gaol
Or whether laws be wrong
All we know who lie in gaol
Is that the walls are strong
And each day is like a year
A year whose days are long.”
― The Ballad of Reading Gaol
“Like two doomed ships that pass in storm
We had crossed each other's way:
But we made no sign, we said no word,
We had no word to say;”
― The Ballad of Reading Gaol
We had crossed each other's way:
But we made no sign, we said no word,
We had no word to say;”
― The Ballad of Reading Gaol
“Pain is inevitable. Suffering is optional. Say you’re running and you think, ‘Man, this hurts, I can’t take it anymore. The ‘hurt’ part is an unavoidable reality, but whether or not you can stand anymore is up to the runner himself.”
― What I Talk About When I Talk About Running
― What I Talk About When I Talk About Running
“I don't feel particularly proud of myself. But when I walk alone in the woods or lie in the meadows, all is well.”
― Letters to Friends, Family, and Editors
― Letters to Friends, Family, and Editors
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