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> [“My real friends were books and adults. Books didn’t care that I could hold an interesting conversation with adults. They also didn’t care that I wasn’t quick-witted. They did care that I knew the entire anatomy of the pancreas and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mirna-valerio/my-real-friends-were-books-and-adults-books-didn-t-care-that-i-could/)

[Mirna Valerio](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mirna-valerio/)

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## More by Mirna Valerio

> [“Running is a cleansing, life-changing, and deeply fulfilling odyssey that continues to bring me to new heights and new lows. During this journey, I…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mirna-valerio/running-is-a-cleansing-life-changing-and-deeply-fulfilling-odyssey/)

[Mirna Valerio](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mirna-valerio/)

> [“We embrace the suck so that we can fully embrace what doesn’t suck, to fully receive it.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mirna-valerio/we-embrace-the-suck-so-that-we-can-fully-embrace-what-doesn-t-suck-to/)

[Mirna Valerio](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mirna-valerio/)

> [“In the midst of doing what I loved to do and being what I thought I wanted to be—busy, outwardly calm and collected, doing…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mirna-valerio/in-the-midst-of-doing-what-i-loved-to-do-and-being-what-i-thought-i/)

[Mirna Valerio](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mirna-valerio/)

> [“My message for anyone who is in middle school or who knows someone in middle school (please share this with them) is simple: Your…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mirna-valerio/my-message-for-anyone-who-is-in-middle-school-or-who-knows-someone-in/)

[Mirna Valerio](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mirna-valerio/)

> [“I realized that I was fortunate. To be able to run freely and unencumbered on difficult trails in Appalachia was a gift. “I am…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mirna-valerio/i-realized-that-i-was-fortunate-to-be-able-to-run-freely-and/)

[Mirna Valerio](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mirna-valerio/)

> [“Instead of being ashamed of doing what you do or being what you are, I ask two important questions: Why not celebrate it? Why…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mirna-valerio/instead-of-being-ashamed-of-doing-what-you-do-or-being-what-you-are-i/)

[Mirna Valerio](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mirna-valerio/)

> [“I learned to accept not finishing a particular event as a mode of self-care and injury prevention.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mirna-valerio/i-learned-to-accept-not-finishing-a-particular-event-as-a-mode-of/)

[Mirna Valerio](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mirna-valerio/)

> [“No matter your age, if you’re in your forties like me, or ten, fourteen, thirty, or even sixty, your body is a beautiful work…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mirna-valerio/no-matter-your-age-if-you-re-in-your-forties-like-me-or-ten-fourteen/)

[Mirna Valerio](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mirna-valerio/)

> [“Nobody ever achieved anything epic without doing the requisite work, even if the work itself is humdrum, boring, run-of-the-mill kind of work.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mirna-valerio/nobody-ever-achieved-anything-epic-without-doing-the-requisite-work/)

[Mirna Valerio](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mirna-valerio/)

> [“But I have to run. I know that if I don’t run in the morning, I’ll have only limited opportunity in the afternoon or…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mirna-valerio/but-i-have-to-run-i-know-that-if-i-don-t-run-in-the-morning-i-ll-have/)

[Mirna Valerio](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mirna-valerio/)

> [“Unplanned DNFs, as I gather many are, are especially hard to swallow. They remind runners that we are only human, that things don’t always…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mirna-valerio/unplanned-dnfs-as-i-gather-many-are-are-especially-hard-to-swallow/)

[Mirna Valerio](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mirna-valerio/)

> [“My real friends were books and adults. Books didn’t care that I could hold an interesting conversation with adults. They also didn’t care that…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mirna-valerio/my-real-friends-were-books-and-adults-books-didn-t-care-that-i-could/)

[Mirna Valerio](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mirna-valerio/)

> [“There is still a beauty about simply doing the difficult thing that I will never be good at, for the pure pleasure of having…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mirna-valerio/there-is-still-a-beauty-about-simply-doing-the-difficult-thing-that-i/)

[Mirna Valerio](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mirna-valerio/)

> [“This body isn’t meant to stagnate or cease moving. When we stop moving in mind, body, and spirit, we stop learning. When we stop…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mirna-valerio/this-body-isn-t-meant-to-stagnate-or-cease-moving-when-we-stop-moving/)

[Mirna Valerio](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mirna-valerio/)

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