"I cry myself back to sleep, wishing, pleading, praying that I'll wake up from this, but the nightmare always awaits me." (Part 1, Chapter 1, The Running Dream, p. 3).

"I am a runner. That's what I do. That's who I am. Running is all I know, or want, or care about." (Part 1, Chapter 2, The Running Dream, p. 6).

"I start paying attention to all my movements. How one arm complements the other." (Part 2, Chapter 3, The Running Dream, p. 72).

"Everywhere I go, I feel like the elephant in the room." (Part 2, Chapter 11, The Running Dream, p. 99).

"But... but if I start sitting with special needs kids, that is what people think." (Part 2, Chapter 12, The Running Dream, p. 106).

"I suddenly really get that I am lucky. I'll never do a 55 flat in the 400 again, but I will stand on my own again." (Part 2, Chapter 12, The Running Dream, p. 127).

"And then the camera pulls...