“Running is the greatest metaphor for life, because you get out of it what you put into it.”

“Be very, very careful what you put into that head, because you will never, ever get it out.”

“You get what you give. What you put into things is what you get out of them.”

“The more you put into anything in life, the more you get out”

“You don't stop running because you get old, you get old because you stop running.”

“As Seneca put it, life does not pause to remind you that it is running out. The only one who can keep you mindful of this is you.”

“Life is like a trumpet. If you don't put anything into it, you don't get anything out.”

“It's not what you will get out of the books that is so enriching - it is what the books will get out of you that will ultimately change your life”

“You know what’s a great metaphor for love? Sleeping beauty. Because you have to plow through this incredible thicket of thorns in order to get to beauty, and even then, when you get there, you still have to wake her up.
— Tiny Cooper”

“Not everything in life can be interpreted metaphorically; that's because things fall out on the way.”