Art of Racing in the Rain--Do not mistake confidence and self-awareness for egotism.
("The Art of Racing in the Rain")
More Quotes from Garth Stein:
I suddenly realized. The zebra. It is not something outside of us. The zebra is something inside of us. Our fears. Our own self-destructive nature. The zebra is the worst part of us when we are face-to-face with our worst times. The demon is us!Garth Stein
People, if you pay attention to them, change the direction of one another's conversations constantly. It's like having a passenger in your car who suddenly grabs the steering wheel and turns you down a side street.
Garth Stein
The sun rises every day. What is to love? Lock the sun in a box. Force the sun to overcome adversity in order to rise. Then we will cheer! I will often admire beautiful sunrise, but I will never consider the sun a champion for having risen.
Garth Stein
People are always worried about what's happening next. They often find it difficult to stand still, to occupy the now without worrying about the future. People are generally not satisfied with what they have; they are very concerned with what they are going to have.
Garth Stein
We had a good run, and now it's over; what's wrong with that?
Garth Stein
People and their rituals. They cling to things so hard sometimes.
Garth Stein
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