YK Teo

“See the opportunities for adventures, not the constraints that get in the way.”
― Alastair Humphreys, Microadventures: Local Discoveries for Great Escapes

“But I didn't walk a single step. I stopped a lot to stretch, but I never walked. I didn't come here to walk. I came to run. That's the reason-the only reason-I flew all the way to the northern tip of Japan. No matter how slow I might run, I wasn't about to walk. That was the rule.”
― Haruki Murakami, What I Talk About When I Talk About Running

“You end up exhausted and spent, but later, in retrospect, you realize what it all was for. The parts fall into place, and you can see the whole picture and finally understand the role each individual part plays. The dawn comes, the sky grows light, and the colors and shapes of the roofs of houses, which you could only glimpse vaguely before, come into focus.”
― Haruki Murakami, What I Talk About When I Talk About Running

“Life is too brief and too rich to tiptoe through half-heartedly, rather than galloping at it with whooping excitement and ambition.”
― Alastair Humphreys, There Are Other Rivers: On Foot Across India