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“No one can construct for you the bridge upon which precisely you must cross the stream of life, no one but you yourself alone.”
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“He thought of the three or four days that he would have to wait in this place before Miller and the others were ready. He thought of how he might spend them, and he wondered how he might press them into one crumpled bit of time that he could toss away.”
― Butcher's Crossing
― Butcher's Crossing
“Shifting is a kind of painkiller, and therefore the same as giving up. After all, if I wanted to kill my pain, why not choose the most effective method? Road-racing is all about generating pain.”
― The Rider
― The Rider
“Any excuse to throw a rider out of a race is OK by me, but not that kind of inborn lack of athletic skill. That's not what racing is about.”
― The Rider
― The Rider
“Road racing imitates life, the way it would be without the corruptive influence of civilization. When you see an enemy lying on the ground, what's your first reaction? To help him to his feet.
In road racing, you kick him to death.”
― The Rider
In road racing, you kick him to death.”
― The Rider
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