I couldn't be more excited to return to the ING New York City Marathon.

It took years, honestly, to deal with the disappointment of Beijing.

The best way to become a mentally tough runner is to believe that you're a mentally tough runner

I have my own unique road that has had many exciting ups and heart-breaking downs, but one thing I know is that my journey is not over and the best is yet to come.

I constantly remind myself that resting takes confidence. Anyone can train like a mad man but to embrace rest and to allow all the hard training to come out takes mental strength.

Suffering is an extraordinary teacher.

Nothing is worth your integrity. Not success, not money, not fame. Nothing.

I don't go to the start line expecting to win. I go to the start believing this could be the day when incredible things happen

I was a runner who happened to be a Christian. I needed to become a Christian who happened to be a runner.

I want to run every race with a big heart.

More than the time, it's about how you feel - you want to be strong throughout the race.

How many roads must a man walk down?

When I feel difficulty coming on I switch to another book I'm writing. When I get back to the problem my unconscious has solved it.

Generally, if I can't be true to the creator's intention and spirit, I will probably shy away from working on a character.

Bombs take hours or days to reach every corner of the earth. Words arrive instantly and kill more people. They are a weapon of mass destruction.

…Perhaps this momentary life of ours is only the light that divides our infinite origin from our infinite end.

God gushed me out his nuts, the devil swallowed me up and I burnt a hole in his guts

I wondered whether any woman could be happy with a man who says 'folderol'.

Sleep, rest of things, O pleasing Deity, Peace of the soul, which cares dost crucify, Weary bodies refresh and mollify.

I've recently started composting in my apartment, which is quite an adventure.

I feel now I can take my talent through the roof.