Pain is inevitable. Suffering is optional. Say you're running and you think, ‘Man, this hurts, I can't take it anymore. The ‘hurt' part is an unavoidable reality, but whether or not you can stand anymore is up to the runner himself. (Haruki Murakami)

Pain is inevitable. Suffering is optional. Say you're running and you think, ‘Man, this hurts, I can't take it anymore. The ‘hurt' part is an unavoidable reality, but whether or not you can stand anymore is up to the runner himself.

Haruki Murakami

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