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Dean Karnazes Quotes about Pain

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People think I'm crazy to put myself through such torture, though I would argue otherwise. Somewhere along the line we seem to have confused comfort with happiness... Dostoyevsky had it right: 'Suffering is the sole

People think I'm crazy to put myself through such torture, though I would argue otherwise. Somewhere along the line we seem to have confused comfort with happiness... Dostoyevsky had it right: 'Suffering is the sole origin of consciousness.' Never are my senses more engaged than when the pain sets in. There is a magic in misery. Just ask any runner.

Dean Karnazes
Running, Pain, Confused
"Ultramarathon Man". Book by Dean Karnazes, March 17, 2005.

I never feel more alive than when I'm in great pain, struggling against insurmountable odds and untold adversity. Hardship? Suffering? Bring it!

Dean Karnazes
Running, Pain, Struggle
Dean Karnazes (2012). “Run!: 26.2 Stories of Blisters and Bliss”, p.25, Rodale

Pain is the body's way of ridding itself of weakness.

Dean Karnazes
Pain, Weakness, Body
Dean Karnazes (2006). “Ultramarathon Man: Confessions of an All-Night Runner”, p.86, Penguin

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