From Winter's Tale by Mark Helprin (near the end of the Chapter "Lake of the Cooheries"):

"... I like the race rather than the winning."

"Do you? Really?"

"Yes. I've imagined great victories, and I've imagined great races. The races are better."

(cf. FunVersusEntertainment (2006-08-31), ...) - ^z - 2014-10-08