Fitness Quote by Ann Howard Creel
““We’d save up a penny or two, bring them down here, and set them on the tracks. When a train comes, it flattens out that penny, leaving it thin as paper and shaped long, like an egg. But it happens so fast, you can’t see where the train sends that penny flying… We’d look all around, in the sage brush and the prickly pear cactus, until we found them.. And you know what?” He stopped walking and turned to gaze at me now. “We always found them closer than we thought.” “After we’d looked all over Creation, we’d find them somewhere near the tracks, after all.” He said, “Sometimes you do find what you’re looking for closer than you think.””
About This Quote
Source Novel: The Long Walk Home by Ann Howard Creel, 2015
We often search far and wide for what we need, yet it is usually nearer than we realize, hidden in familiar places.
In simple terms: What you seek is often closer than you think.
Key Takeaway
Look nearby before wandering far.
Themes
search
discovery
perspective
hope
patience
Mood
reflective
optimistic
Type
advice
inspirational
When to use this quote
- personal goals
- relationship issues
- career decisions
- spiritual quests
Key Concepts
perception
proximity
self‑reflection
Questions to Reflect On
- What nearby opportunities are you overlooking?
- How can you shift focus to notice closer answers?
A Different Perspective
It may be hard to recognize the nearby solution if we’re distracted by distant possibilities.
