“Not just starting marathons but actually finishing them...(no matter how long it takes) will always lead to making a better you.”

“Finish what you start, no matter how painful it may be.”

“A novel takes the courage of a marathon runner, and as long as you have to run, you might as well be a winning marathon runner. Serendipity and blind faith faith in yourself won't hurt a thing. All the bastards in the world will snicker and sneer because they haven't the talent to zip up their flies by themselves. To hell with them, particularly the critics. Stand in there, son, no matter how badly you are battered and hurt.”

“It is not how you start the race or where you are during the race-it is how you cross the finish line that will matter.”

“No matter how screwed up life is today, today is just a collection of moments that stop and start where you want them to. And nothing upsetting matters when you know tomorrow's gonna be better than yesterday”

“If you insist on the chase then you'd better start running 'cause dude, you're in for a marathon”