“If you neglect to recharge a battery, it dies. And if you run full speed ahead without stopping for water, you lose momentum to finish the race.”

“I've finished running from you, Redd. It's time for you to run."
--Alyss”

“A life without purpose is like a river without water, you came here to activate your gift, don’t let nobody stop you.”

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

“But-Jace what are you doing?'
'Finishing my shower. And if you‘ve made me run through all the hot water, I‘ll be very annoyed.”

“The day you stop racing, is the day you win the race.”

“[T]he race is long - to finish first, first you must finish.”

“I can charge a man's battery, and then recharge it, and recharge it again. But it is only when he has his own generator that we can talk about motivation. He then needs no outside stimulation. He wants to do it.”

“Love drains you, takes with it much of your blood sugar and water weight. You are like a house slowly losing its electricity, the fans slowing, the lights dimming and flickering; the clocks stop and go and stop.”

“There is no dishonor in losing the race. There is only dishonor in not racing because you are afraid to lose.”