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After I got my coffee, I leaned against a stop sign and sipped, pretending it was a normal day and I was only up this early so that I could go running and not because I'd just been on a killing spree.

After I got my coffee, I leaned against a stop sign and sipped, pretending it was a normal day and I was only up this early so that I could go running and not because I'd just been on a killing spree.

Augusten Burroughs
Running, Coffee, Normal
Augusten Burroughs (2004). “Magical Thinking: True Stories”, p.70, Macmillan

Throwing things horrified me. I suffered extreme, paralyzing anxiety when it came to anything remotely athletic. I wouldn't even run to catch the school bus because I knew I'd trip and then get teased for a year.

Augusten Burroughs
Running, School, Years
Augusten Burroughs (2007). “Possible Side Effects”, p.261, Macmillan

It was like living in a new house. I saw the undersides of tables, walked through the tangle of chair legs. It would be good to be a dog, I thought. You would feel safe surrounded by all of these leggy objects that never tried to run away.

Augusten Burroughs
Running, Dog, House

I never get sick of writing my own stories because there's a certain comfort in knowing you will never run out of material. It's relaxing, actually, to write.

Augusten Burroughs
Running, Writing, Knowing
Interview with Claire Zulkey, zulkey.com. May 28, 2004.

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