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me. The movement unmasks the sinking sun, whose fiery glow blinds me. As I blink away a flurry of green disks, he trips over the syllables of his name. It is a name from long ago. A name that carries the scent of Turkish cigarettes and hot
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“What’s depressing is that our cultural fear of dying makes it worse than it should be. It’s actually a meaningful part of life,”
― I Promise Not to Suffer: A Fool for Love Hikes the Pacific Crest Trail
― I Promise Not to Suffer: A Fool for Love Hikes the Pacific Crest Trail
“Goodness, what beautiful diamonds!' 'Goodness had nothing to do with it'.”
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“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
“Someone I loved once gave me a box full of darkness. It took me years to understand that this too, was a gift.”
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“I am nowhere near as brave as people believe me to be. As a writer, armed with words, I can do anything, but when I have to take my body out into the world, courage fails me.”
― Hunger: A Memoir of (My) Body
― Hunger: A Memoir of (My) Body
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