What I Talk About When I Talk About Running, Born To Run, Natural Born Heroes 3 Books Collection Set Quotes

“I’m not trying to argue that all effort is fairly rewarded, but if there is a God in heaven, was it asking too much to let me glimpse a sign? Was it too much to expect a little kindness?”
― Haruki Murakami, What I Talk About When I Talk About Running, Born To Run, Natural Born Heroes 3 Books Collection Set

“یک بار با توشیهیکو سکو، دونده المپیک مصاحبه می‌کردم.تازه بازنشسته شده بود و او را مربی تیم کرده بودند. از او پرسیدم تا به حال پیش آمده دونده‌ای در سطح شما روزی نخواهد بدود و به جایش دوست داشته باشد در خانه بخوابد؟
لحظاتی خیره نگاهم کرد و سپس با صدایی که از طنینش پیدا بود چه سوال احمقانه‌ای را باید جواب دهد گفت: هر روز
حالا که به آن روز فکر می‌کنم ابلهانه بودن سوال بیشتر نمود پیدا می‌کند. به گمانم در آن لحظه هم این موضوع را می‌دانستم ولی دوست داشتم پاسخ را مستقیما از دهان کسی در سطح و اندازه سکو بشنوم.”
― Haruki Murakami, What I Talk About When I Talk About Running, Born To Run, Natural Born Heroes 3 Books Collection Set

“Nobody's going to win all the time. On the highway of life you can't always be in the fast lane. Still, I certainly don't want to keep making the same mistakes over and over. Best to learn from my mistakes and put that lesson into practice the next time around. While I still have the ability to do that.”
― Haruki Murakami, What I Talk About When I Talk About Running, Born To Run, Natural Born Heroes 3 Books Collection Set

“درد اجباری است، رنج کشیدن اختیاری است”
― Haruki Murakami, What I Talk About When I Talk About Running, Born To Run, Natural Born Heroes 3 Books Collection Set