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Garth Stein is an American author known for his unique literary style and profound themes, often exploring issues such as human-animal relationships, animal rights, and environmental protection. Born on December 6, 1964, Stein transitioned from a career in advertising to writing, achieving widespread acclaim with his first novel, 'The Memoirs of a Geisha'.

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“Because memory is time folding back on itself. To remember is to disengage from the present. In order to reach any kind of success in automobile racing, a driver must never remember.”

Kind Remember Order Memories Drivers Racing Automobile Folding

Book:The Art of Racing in the Rain

Source: The Art of Racing in the Rain

“Rain amplifies your mistakes, and water on the track can make your car handle unpredictably. When something unpredictable happens you have to react to it; if you’re reacting at speed, you’re reacting too late. And so you should be afraid.”

Ifs Should Happens Water Mistake Car Late Rain Track Speed Handle Too Late Unpredictable Reacting Amplify

Book:The Art of Racing in the Rain

Source: The Art of Racing in the Rain

“Any problems that may occur have ultimately been caused by you, because you are responsible for where you are and what you are doing there.”

May Problem Responsibility Responsible Where You Are

Book:The Art of Racing in the Rain

Source: The Art of Racing in the Rain

“This is something I'd heard him say before: getting angry at another driver for a driving incident is pointless. You need to watch the drivers around you, understand their skill, confidence and aggression levels, and drive with them accordingly. Know who is driving next to you. Any problems that may occur have ultimately been caused by you, because you are responsible for where you are and what you are doing there.”

Knows Needs May Problem Next Levels Watches Heard Skills Responsible Angry Driving Drivers Where You Are Aggression Incidents Pointless

Book:The Art of Racing in the Rain

Source: The Art of Racing in the Rain

“Can we not will ourselves to achieve the impossible? Can we not use the power of our life force to change something: one small thing, one insignificant moment, one breath, one gesture? Is there nothing we can do to change what is around us?”

Moments Use Force Can Do Our Lives Impossible Achieve Breaths Gestures Insignificant Small Things

Book:The Art of Racing in the Rain

Source: The Art of Racing in the Rain

“Racing is about discipline and intelligence, not about who has the heavier foot. The one who drives smart will always win in the end.”

Ends Winning Feet Discipline Smart Racing

Book:The Art of Racing in the Rain

Source: The Art of Racing in the Rain

“Did he understand, as those interminable minutes ticked by, that being alone is not the same as being lonely? That being alone is a neutral state… something that exists only in the mind, not in the world, and, like a virus, is unable to survive without a willing host?”

World Mind States Minutes Willing Lonely Host Viruses Being Lonely

Book:The Art of Racing in the Rain

Source: The Art of Racing in the Rain

“She was my rain. She was my unpredictable element. She was my fear. But a racer should not be afraid of rain; a racer should embrace the rain.”

Should Elements Rain Embrace Unpredictable Racers

Book:The Art of Racing in the Rain

Source: The Art of Racing in the Rain

“People speak of a will to live. They rarely speak of a will to die. Because people are afraid of death. Death is dark and unknown and frightening. But not for me. It is not the end.”

People Ends Dies Speak Dark Frightening Afraid Of Death Will To Live

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“The first time I saw you,' he says, 'I knew we belonged together.”

Firsts Together Saws First Time First Time I Saw You

Book:The Art of Racing in the Rain

Source: The Art of Racing in the Rain

“I’ll give you a theory: Man’s closest relative is not the chimpanzee, as the TV people believe, but is, in fact, the dog.”

People Men Giving Believe Facts Dog Tvs Theory Relative Closest Chimpanzees

Book:Racing in the Rain: My Life as a Dog

Source: Racing in the Rain: My Life as a Dog

“That which you manifest is before you.”

Book:The Art of Racing in the Rain

Source: The Art of Racing in the Rain

“If I went to someone for therapy, I wouldn't be a writer...I would just be well adjusted.”

Ifs Wells Therapy

Author:Garth Stein

“I hear hundreds of years of life. I hear wind and rain and fire and beetles. I hear the seasons changing and birds and squirrels. I hear the life of the trees this wood came from.”

Years Fire Tree Wind Bird Rain Seasons Woods Squirrels Beetles Years Of Life Wind And Rain Seasons Change

Book:A Sudden Light

Source: A Sudden Light

“Perhaps that is what life is all about—the search for such a connection. The search for magic. The search for the inexplicable. Not in order to explain it, or contain it. Simply in order to feel it. Because in that recognition of the sublime, we see for a moment the entire universe in the palm of our hand. And in that moment, we touch the face of God.”

Life Feels Moments Hands Faces Life Is Order Universe Magic Connections Recognition That Moment Sublime Palms Inexplicable

Book:A Sudden Light: A Novel

Source: A Sudden Light: A Novel

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Born: December 6, 1964
Known for: Author
Quotes: 115

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