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title: "9 Long Slow Quotes by 8 authors"
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> [My life is one long slow death.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anonymous/my-life-is-one-long-slow-death/)

[Anonymous](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anonymous/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/633/anonymous-1_death_my-life-is-one-long-slow-death-179546_179546.jpg)

> [“the house picked up again its long, slow project of decay.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/diane-setterfield/the-house-picked-up-again-its-long-slow-project-of-decay/)

[Diane Setterfield](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/diane-setterfield/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e39/diane-setterfield-1008_home_the-house-picked-up-again-its-long-slow_2700072.png)

> [Slavery is a long slow process of dulling.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/octavia-butler/slavery-is-a-long-slow-process-of-dulling/)

[Octavia Butler](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/octavia-butler/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/658/octavia-butler-8606_inspirational_slavery-is-a-long-slow-process-of-dullin_1269169.jpg)

> [Long slow distance makes long slow runners.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jim-bush/long-slow-distance-makes-long-slow-runners/)

[Jim Bush](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jim-bush/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e59/jim-bush-85897_distance_long-slow-distance-makes-long-slow-runne_2868974.png)

> [Slavery was a long slow process of dulling.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/octavia-butler/slavery-was-a-long-slow-process-of-dulling/)

[Octavia Butler](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/octavia-butler/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/006/octavia-butler-8606_long_slavery-was-a-long-slow-process-of-dulli_1606486.jpg)

> [Becoming like Christ is a long, slow process of growth.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rick-warren/becoming-like-christ-is-a-long-slow-process-of-growth/)

[Rick Warren](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rick-warren/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/42d/rick-warren-230_becoming_becoming-like-christ-is-a-long-slow-proc_786410.png)

> [I've always felt that long, slow distance produces long, slow runners.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sebastian-coe/i-ve-always-felt-that-long-slow-distance-produces-long-slow-runners/)

[Sebastian Coe](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sebastian-coe/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c15/sebastian-coe-8305_always-running_i-ve-always-felt-that-long-slow-distance_1984084.png)

> [I've seen bands come out and begin their concerts with these long, slow, boring songs. Are they kidding, or what?](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rick-nielsen/i-ve-seen-bands-come-out-and-begin-their-concerts-with-these-long/)

[Rick Nielsen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rick-nielsen/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a08/rick-nielsen-3997_boring_i-ve-seen-bands-come-out-and-begin-their_139173.jpg)

> [ The Jemaine \[Clement\] and Taika works is a very long and slow machine - we put an idea in one end, and… ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/taika-waititi/the-jemaine-clement-and-taika-works-is-a-very-long-and-slow-machine/)

[Taika Waititi](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/taika-waititi/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/296/taika-waititi-3300_computers_the-jemaine-clement-and-taika-works-is-a_805493.jpg)

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