The difference between the mile and the marathon is the difference between burning your fingers with a match and being slowly roasted over hot coals.

There is no such thing as an average runner. We are all above average.

Keep your dream in front of you. Never let it go regardless of how farfetched it might seem.

Even when you have gone as far as you can, and everything hurts, and you are staring at the specter of self-doubt, you can find a bit more strength deep inside you, if you look closely enough.

Hills. We love them. We hate them. They make us strong. They make us weak. Today I chose to embrace hills.

It is not so much that I began to run, but that I continued.

Motivation remains key to the marathon: the motivation to begin; the motivation to continue; the motivation never to quit.

We all have bad days and bad workouts, when running gets ugly, when split times seem slow, when you wonder why you started. It will pass.

The most important day in any running program is rest. Rest days give your muscles time to recover so you can run again. Your muscles build in strength as you rest.

I run, therefore I am. And given the years improved fitness adds to our lives, if I did not run, maybe I would no longer be.

Some runners judge performance by whether they won or lost. Others define success or failure by how fast they ran. Only you can judge your performance. Avoid letting others sit in judgment of you.

Lindsay [Doran] goes round the table and introduces everyone -- making it clear that I am present in the capacity of writer rather than actress, therefore no one has to be too nice to me.

My name is Salmon, like the fish; first name, Susie. I was fourteen when I was murdered.

I want to go outside and play.

One of the terrorist who was shot dead last week led us today to the hide out of the other 3 suspects.

And if you cannot remain indifferent, you must resolve to throw your weight into that balance in which the fate and condition of man is weighed.

Americans always think they have to lead. I'm interested in ambiguity.

The eye is pleased when nature stoops to art.

Obama is a president, who I think is anti-jobs.

Men's consciences ought in no sort to be violated, urged, or constrained.

By the creative act, we are able to reach beyond our own death.