“There is no such thing as 'too late' in life.”
Mitch Albom Tuesdays with Morrie
Source: Tuesdays with Morrie
Quotes from workTuesdays with Morrie
Tuesdays with Morrie is a memoir by American author Mitch Albom about a series of visits Albom made to his former sociology professor Morrie Schwartz, as Schwartz gradually dies of ALS.
Mitch Albom Tuesdays with Morrie
Source: Tuesdays with Morrie (1997)
Context: So many people walk around with a meaningless life. They seem half-asleep, even when they're busy doing things they think are important. This is because they're chasing the wrong things. The way you get meaning into your life is to devote yourself to loving others, devote yourself to your community around you, and devote yourself to creating something that gives you purpose and meaning.
“Death ends a life, not a relationship.”
Mitch Albom Tuesdays with Morrie
Source: Tuesdays with Morrie (1997)
Mitch Albom Tuesdays with Morrie
Variant: Because if you've found meaning in your life, you don't want to go back. You want to go forward.
Source: Tuesdays with Morrie
“You know what the Buddhists say?
Don't cling to things, because everything is impermanent.”
Mitch Albom Tuesdays with Morrie
Variant: Don't cling to things because everything is impermanent.
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“Dying is only one thing to be sad over. Living unhappily is something else.”
Mitch Albom Tuesdays with Morrie
Source: Tuesdays with Morrie
“Why are we embarrassed by silence? What comfort do we find in all the noise?”
Mitch Albom Tuesdays with Morrie
Source: Tuesdays with Morrie
“when he smiles it's as if you'd just told him the first joke on earth.”
Mitch Albom Tuesdays with Morrie
Source: Tuesdays with Morrie
“Without love, we are birds with broken wings.”
Mitch Albom Tuesdays with Morrie
Source: Tuesdays with Morrie (1997)
