Driven Quote by William Golding

“His body had become a companion which seemed always about to leave him: it had its own pains which moved him to pity, and…

— Peter Ackroyd

He realized now he was only just beginning to see the full extent to which it was his destiny to follow, to walk blindly…

— Ann Patchett

... being perpetually charmed by his familiar siren, that is, by his geometry, he neglected to eat and drink and took no care of…

— Plutarch

Sometimes, immersed in his books, there would come to him the awareness of all that he did not know, of all that he had…

— Anonymous

He was always striving to attain it. The life that was so swiftly expanding within him, urged him continually toward the wall of light.…

— Jack London

“Often when he was not working he had come here and sat an entire afternoon, lulled by the din and music from the other…

— Paul Bowles

As time passed and he grew to know people better, he began to think of himself as an extraordinary man, one set apart from…

— Sherwood Anderson

“Physically he was tired and his body relaxed throughout its entire length; his mind was in much the same state, floating free, detached, as…

— Patrick O'Brian

“The intellectual part of his nature was already effaced; he had power only to feel, and feeling was torment. He was conscious of motion.…

— Ambrose Bierce

“He was attracted to this edge of unknowing, of hope and fear, he instinctively knew that surfing it was precondition for growth and transformation.…

— Matt Padwick

“He’d dive deeper and deeper into the calming depths of the sea, safe from the storms on the surface. And when he found himself…

— Jasun Ether

He was onto something. Something huge. It wasn't just how to run; it was how to live, the essence of who we are as…

— Christopher McDougall