“The sun rises every day. What is to love? Lock the sun in a box. Force the sun to overcome adversity in order to rise. Then we will cheer! I will often admire beautiful sunrise, but I will never consider the sun a champion for having risen.”
― The Art of Racing in the Rain
― The Art of Racing in the Rain
“There is no dishonor in losing the race. There is only dishonor in not racing because you are afraid to lose.”
― The Art of Racing in the Rain
― The Art of Racing in the Rain
“I know this much about racing in the rain. I know it is about balance. It is about anticipation and patience... [it is also] about the mind! It is about owning one's body... It is about believing that you are not you; you are everything. And everything is you.”
― The Art of Racing in the Rain
― The Art of Racing in the Rain
“Those monkey-thumbs were meant for dogs. Give me my thumbs, you fu**ing monkeys!”
― The Art of Racing in the Rain
― The Art of Racing in the Rain
“I don't understand why people insist on pitting concepts of evolution and creation against each other. Why can't they see that spiritualism and science are one? That bodies evolve and souls evolve and the universe is a fluid package that marries them both in a wonderful package called a human being. What's wrong with that idea?”
― The Art of Racing in the Rain
― The Art of Racing in the Rain
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