Ultra Marathon Quotes

#1. Dementia resembles delirium in the same way an ultra-marathon resembles a dash across the street. Same basic components, vastly different scale. If you've run delirium's course once or twice in your life, try to imagine a version that never ends.

Floyd Skloot

#2. Dead yet?" Gus answered.
I smirked. "Not yet, but the night's still young."
"Here's hoping.

Jessica Shirvington

#3. He had not become a sentinel by worrying about what he should or shouldn't do. He would live or die as he always had, by making decision he knew to be right ...
Graydon didn't hide from life. He flew at it with everything he had.

Thea Harrison

#4. I can't stand Bob Dylan.

Charlotte Church

#5. If you want to have peace of mind, you need to listen to your heart or your inner nature. If you want to have peace of mind, you need to listen to your heart or your inner nature.

Gyalwa Dokhampa

#6. If it's a nod from society you're looking for, run a marathon. But if it's a life-changing experience of personal strength and perseverance that you want, finish an ultra.

Vanessa Runs

#7. If you've never been rocked back by the presence of purpose this poem is too soon for you. Return to your mediocrity, plug it into an amplifier and rethink yourself.

Buddy Wakefield

#8. The story is a piece of work. The novel is a way of life.

Toni Cade Bambara

#9. We all watched Al open the door. Turning, he waved to us, then passed the threshold. The door shut behind him. I waited for something to happen.
Nothing did.
"This isn't good," Quen said.
I choked back my burst of laughter, knowing it would come out sounding hysterical.

Kim Harrison