Garth Stein, The Art Of Racing In The Rain

Quotes

• “People are always worried about what's happening next. They often find it difficult to stand still, to occupy the now wi...”
• “Such a simple concept, yet so true: that which we manifest is before us; we are the creators of our own destiny. Be it t...”
• “Inside each of us resides the truth, I began, the absolute truth. But sometimes the truth is hidden in a hall of mirrors...”
• “Because memory is time folding back on itself. To remember is to disengage from the present. In order to reach any kind ...”
• “We too, must shatter the mirrors. We must look in to ourselves and root out the distortions until that thing which we kn...”
• “To separate oneself from the burden, the angst, the anguish that we all encounter everyday. To say I am alive, I am wond...”
• “He died that day because his body had served its purpose. His soul had done what it came to do, learned what it came to ...”
• “Racing is about discipline and intelligence, not about who has the heavier foot. The one who drives smart will always wi...”
• “There is no dishonor in losing the race. There is only dishonor in not racing because you are afraid to lose.”
• “[T]he race is long - to finish first, first you must finish.”