Tuesdays with Morrie

"Let yourself be loved. That is the most important thing."

"Dependency is not something to be ashamed of."

"The truth is you don't know how much time you have."

"I'm not afraid. I'm ready."

"We're so wrapped up with egotistical things, you don't think about how you're going to die."

"The fact that I can still do these things is a blessing."

"Mitch, have you found someone to share your heart with?"

"You know what? Now I listen to much more serious things."

"The culture doesn't encourage you to think about such things until you're dead."

"So many people walk around with a meaningless life."

"I want to die in a way that is meaningful."

"I give myself a good cry if I need it. But then I concentrate on all the good things still in my life."

"Build a little community of those you love and who love you."

"When you're in bed for twenty-three and a half hours, you think a lot."

"Detach yourself. It's very simple. You detach yourself from the wish that others make the right choices."

"The truth is, once you learn how to die, you learn how to live."

"I wanted to ask Morrie for the secret to life. Can you really boil it down?"

"This book tour I'm on is agony. I haven't slept in days."

"Maybe it's not too late to learn."

"We put our heads down and keep moving forward, without stopping to ask why."

"A teacher affects eternity; he can never tell where his influence stops."

"You can't just say that everything is the same. You've got to distinguish between things."

"I don't allow myself to have hatred. It's too big a burden to carry."

"The little things I can do now are the most important things I have ever done."

"You need someone to validate you. It's part of being human."

"I believe in being fully present with people. That's love."

"Illness has made me more intense. It's like a concentration."

"The tension between what we're supposed to want and what we actually want creates a suffering."

"If you're trying to show off for people at the top, forget it. They're all looking to move up."

"Invest in the human beings around you. That is your best investment."