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“Happiness is pure kitch; we come into the world to suffer and learn.”

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Isabel Allende, born on August 2, 1942, is a renowned Chilean writer known for her magical realism style. Her works have gained widespread popularity, with notable titles including 'Love in the Time of Cholera' and 'The House of the Spirits'. more

“As I travel through life, I gather experiences that lie imprinted on the deepest strata of memory, and there they ferment, are transformed, and sometimes rise to the surface and sprout like strange plants from other worlds. What is the fertile humus of the subconscious composed of? Why are certain images converted into recurrent themes in nightmares or writing?”

World Writing Sometimes Lying Certain Memories Strange Plant Surface Theme Nightmare Transformed Subconscious Other Worlds Fertile Sprouts

Author:Isabel Allende

“It's only before realities set in that we can treasure our delusions.”

Reality Treasure Delusion

Book:Every Last One: A Novel

Source: Every Last One: A Novel

“Whatever it takes for you to find your freedom, that's what you've lived.”

Whatever It Takes Katie Your Freedom

Book:Loving What Is: How Four Questions Can Change Your Life

Source: Loving What Is: How Four Questions Can Change Your Life

“Bid me run, and I will strive with things impossible.”

Running Impossible Strive Runners Inspirational Running Distance Runner Distance Running Great Running

Book:The plays and poems of William Shakspeare

Source: The plays and poems of William Shakspeare

“Funny how when your life is mostly bullshit, you turn off feeling. Sometimes it's hard to turn it back on again.”

Sometimes Hard Feelings Life Is Turns Bullshit Turn Off

Book:Identical

Source: Identical

“Pain is the body's way of ridding itself of weakness.”

Way Body Pain Weakness Ultra Marathon

Book:Ultramarathon Man: Confessions of an All-Night Runner

Source: Ultramarathon Man: Confessions of an All-Night Runner

“I think when you see an aircraft fire, these angry, black puffs of smoke, knowing that one of them could kill you that you - you - you understand the seriousness of the mission. And you understand your own mortality.”

Thinking Black Knowing Fire Angry Missions Smoke Mortality Seriousness Aircraft Puff

Author:George H. W. Bush

“Exercise is for people who can't handle drugs or alcohol.”

People Exercise Drug Alcohol Handle

Author:Lily Tomlin

“Most dreams die a slow death. They're conceived in a moment of passion, with the prospect of endless possibility, but often languish and are not pursued with the same heartfelt intensity as when first born. Slowly, subtly, a dream becomes elusive and ephemeral. People who've lost their own dreams become pessimists and cynics. They feel like the time and devotion spent on chasing their dreams were wasted. The emotional scars last forever.”

Source: Ultramarathon Man: Confessions of an All-Night Runner

“I wasn't born with any innate talent. I've never been naturally gifted at anything. I always had to work at it. The only way I knew how to succeed was to try harder than anyone else. Dogged persistence is what got me through life. But here was something I was half-decent at. Being able to run great distances was the one thing I could offer the world. Others might be faster, but I could go longer. My strongest quality is that I never give up.”

Source: Ultramarathon Man: Confessions of an All-Night Runner

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