All John L. Parker Jr. Quotes
- Hey listen, I already have a complete list of silver linings. It's the goddamn cloud that's killin me. Cloud
- He ran his hand up and down his left achilles tendon. Very tender; better pay attention to it and back off if it gets any… Achilles
- There was no let-up. The tempo was always moderate but steady. If a new guy decided to pick up the pace, that's where it stayed,… Decided
- Though Jack Nubbins was extremely talented, Quenten Cassidy had viewed the Specter; when he reached down through the familiar layers of gloom and fatigue he… Acquire
- No one promised you there would be universal justice. Inspirational
- A runner is a miser, spending the pennies of his energy with great stinginess, constantly wanting to know how much he has spent and how… Broke
- The Trial of Miles; Miles of Trials. Inspirational
- In mind's special processes, a ten-mile run takes far longer than the 60 minutes reported by a grandfather clock. Such time, in fact, hardly exists… All
- Running to him was real; the way he did it the realest thing he knew. It was all joy and woe, hard as a diamond;… All
- He wanted to impart some of the truths Bruce Denton had taught him, that you dont' become a runner by winning a morning workout. The… Accept
- Cassidy's heart tried to leap out through his taught skin and hop into his wet hands. But outwardly it was all very calm, very serene,… All