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1 " I mean, my home in London would always be a home, but really I felt I could live anywhere, so long as I was surrounded by love and filled with a sense of purpose. I hoped that one day I’d be anchored somewhere too. "
― Anna McNuff , The Pants of Perspective: One Woman's 3,000 Kilometre Running Adventure through the Wilds of New Zealand
2 " I ran to eat cake. I ran to be free. I ran to freely eat cake. I ran to remind myself what it was like to be a kid – exhilarated and entirely immersed in the moment. "
3 " No one can pass through life, any more than he can pass through a bit of country, without leaving tracks behind, and those tracks may often be helpful to those coming after him in finding their way,’ and smiled. "
4 " contentment is better than any form of ecstasy. "
5 " Doing a one eighty is when you turn yourself a full one hundred and eighty degrees and take another look at the situation. You realise there must be another way to see things. Normally, a better way. As soon as you “do the one eighty” life becomes a lot more fun. "
6 " shocking life lesson was beginning to dawn on me – if you work hard for something, you don’t always get what you want. And that’s okay, but it stings like a bitch. "
7 " Everyday happiness just had to take precedence over a dream that may or may not make me happy in the long run. "