“The fear of aging. You know what that reflects, Mitch? .. Lifes that haven't found meaning.”

“When we’re infants … we need others to survive. When we’re dieing . . . we need others to survive. But here’s the secret: In between we need others even more!”

“Love always wins.”

“ 'Am I ready? Am I leading the life I want to lead? Am I being the person I want to be?' If we accept the fact that we could die at any time we would lead our lives differently. If you did have a bird on your shoulder, you wouldn't put off the things closest to your heart.”

“Work. Money. Ambition. We bury ourselves in these things but we never stand back and say, 'Is this what I want?'”

“Set it right. Love is the only rational act. Let it come in.”

“My father was afraid of love. He couldn’t give it and he couldn’t receive it either. Maybe that’s worse: Not letting ourselves be loved because we’re too afraid of giving ourselves to someone we might lose.”

“All those years that I shut my heart to him. Why coudn't I stop and see what was in his?!”

“Its a good thing to count your breathes now and then. It keeps you from putting things off.”

“We must love each other or die.”

—"Tuesdays with Morrie" by Mitch Albom