With some stories, you really can't rush things. And it's often best just to sit back and enjoy the journey for what it is.

My two favourite things in life are libraries and bicycles. They both move people forward without wasting anything. The perfect day: riding a bike to the library.

and so I opened my eyes and I opened my mind and I saw something I never would have noticed on a bicycle unless I was going very, very fast down a very long hill. Because of the speed of the bus and how I was exerting no effort, the telephone wires on the side of the road, sagging between poles, went up and down with the same rhythm as my heartbeat.

You are likely to fall when you stop paddling your bicycle. Such is life. As long as you don__ give up, you will never end up failing!

He preferred to give in the light,because whenit was dark, he was afraid his giving would go unnoticed

You know, bicycling isn't just a matter of balance," I said. "it's a matter of faith. You can keep upright only by moving forward. You have to have your eyes on the goal, not the ground. I'm going to call that the Bicyclist's Philosophy of Life.