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"We’re listening to the Andy Serkis audio version on our drive west, and I’m 100% here for it." — Dec 21, 2025 03:26AM
"We’re listening to the Andy Serkis audio version on our drive west, and I’m 100% here for it." — Dec 21, 2025 03:26AM
I grab my hair into a low ponytail and wrap the fabric from my dress around it to secure it quickly. I’m dead if I can’t see.
This is how you know this book was written by a woman. Women fighting with their hair unbound is a massive pet peeve, so this made me happy.
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“Every morning in Africa, a gazelle wakes up,” Bannister said. “It knows it must outrun the fastest lion or it will be killed. Every morning in Africa, a lion wakes up. It knows it must run faster than the slowest gazelle, or it will starve. It doesn’t matter whether you’re a lion or a gazelle—when the sun comes up, you’d better be running.”
― Born to Run: A Hidden Tribe, Superathletes, and the Greatest Race the World Has Never Seen
― Born to Run: A Hidden Tribe, Superathletes, and the Greatest Race the World Has Never Seen
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