Don't sum up a person based on what you see, or what you don't understand; get to know them

I am a runner. That's what I do. That's who I am. Running is all I know, or want, or care about.

As much as thinking this upsets me, I'm starting to see that I need the merry-go-round much more than it needs me, and in the end my choice is to hop back on or get left in the dust.

I don’t think you’re aloud to be homeschooled if you don’t have a home.

But in my heart I knew that just like the new grass, I wasn't strong enough yet to be walked on

If the mind's not strong, the body acts weak, even if it's not. If the mind says it's too cold or too rainy or too windy to run, the body will be more than happy to agree. If the mind says it would be better to rest or recover or cut practice, the body will be glad to oblige.

It's experiences in life that give us something to write about, and since good fiction is applied tension, you'll have an arsenal of good material if life hasn't been peachy (and not a whole lot if it has).