We can live as we were meant to live - simply, joyously, of and on the earth. We can live with all our effort and with pure happiness.

Overcoming the difficulties of an ultramarathon reminds me that I can overcome the difficulties of life

It's a hard, simple calculus: Run until you can't run anymore. Then run some more. Find a new source of energy and will. Then run even faster.

As powerful as our legs are, as magnificent as our lungs and arms and muscles are, nothing matters more than the mind.

We move forward, but we must stay in the present.

The point was living with grace, decency, and attention to the world, and breaking free of the artificial constructs in your own life.

What we eat is a matter of life and death.