«When I’m criticized unjustly (from my viewpoint, at least), or when someone I’m sure will understand me doesn’t, I go running for a little longer than usual.
By running longer it’s like I can physically exhaust that portion of my discontent. It also makes me realize again how weak I am, how limited my abilities are. I become aware, physically, of these low points.
And one of the results of running a little farther than usual is that I become that much stronger.
That’s the way I’ve always lived. I quietly absorb the things I’m able to, releasing them later, and in as changed a form as possible, as part of the story line in a novel.
If I’m angry, I direct that anger toward myself. If I have a frustrating experience, I use that to improve myself.»
Excerpt From
What I Talk About When I Talk About Running
by Haruki Murakami