Quote by Ayana Mathis

“I run with all my might I inhale and exhale with all my strength And I love with all my heart”

— Yuna Takagi

“I need you like I need my heart to pump blood through my body, like I need air to breathe, like we need gravity.”

— Rachel Van Dyken

“You are part of nature, and its pulse beats in your veins.”

— Amy Leigh Mercree

“It's inside you, swimming in the marrow of your bones. Pumping through your heart. In each breath you take.”

— Riley Hart

“Maybe our bodies are just hearts with legs and that’s why we’re so quick to run.”

— Marisa Donnelly

“My heart thrashes in time with my feet pounding across the cold, hard ground. I can’t run any faster, longer, and yet I must.…

— Elle A. Rose

“I believe that every human has a finite amount of heartbeats. I don't intend to waste any of mine running around doing exercises.”

— Neil Armstrong

“Air you breathe holds the breath of all things.”

— Alison McGhee

“But faced with the choice of living one breath longer or crashing in right now, most folks would take the extra moment. That single…

— Amie Kaufman

“Running was a powerful act—something the body, mind and soul could immediately grasp and take part in.”

— Lee Krinsky

“life picked up speed, and then most of it was gone—made you breathless, really.”

— Elizabeth Strout

“Getting air may have determined the way we got our bodies.”

— Christopher McDougall