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The Art of Racing in the Rain

For the film adaptation, see The Art of Racing in the Rain .The Art of Racing in the Rain is a 2008 novel by American author Garth Stein —told from a dog's point of view.

“That which you manifest is before you.

The visible becomes inevitable. Your car goes where your eyes go.”

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“In Seattle we live among the trees and the waterways, and we feel we are rocked gently in the cradle of life. Our winters are not cold and our summers are not hot and we congratulate ourselves for choosing such a spectacular place to rest our heads.”

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“That which we manifest is before us.”

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

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“That which is around me does not affect my mood; my mood affects that which is around me.”

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“You should shine with all of your light all the time.”

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“Those monkey-thumbs were meant for dogs. Give me my thumbs, you fu**ing monkeys!”

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“But what is worse, smelling the roast and not feasting, or not smelling the roast at all?”

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“That which we manifest is before us; we are the creators of our own destiny. Be it through intention or ignorance, our successes and our failures have been brought on by none other than ourselves.”

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Variant: Such a simple concept, yet so true: that which we manifest is before us; we are the creators of our own destiny. Be it through intention or ignorance, our successes and our failures have been brought on by none other than ourselves.
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“The human language, as precise as it is with its thousands of words, can still be so wonderfully vague.”

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“The visible becomes inevitable…”

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“Inside each of us resides the truth, I began, the absolute truth. But sometimes the truth is hidden in a hall of mirrors. Sometimes we believe we are viewing the real thing, when in fact we are viewing a facsimile, a distortion.”

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“Many of us have convinced ourselves that compromise is necessary to achieve our goals, that all of our goals are not attainable so we should eliminate the extraneous, prioritize our desires, and accept less than the moon.”

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