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For many of us, the curtain had just come down on childhood.

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Mitch Albom
Age: 66
Born: 1958
Born: May 23
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Had he known his death was imminent, he might have gone somewhere else. Instead, he did what we all do. He went about his dull routine as if all the days in the world were still to come. ~pg 4
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So, have we solved the secret of happiness? I believe so, he said Are you going to tell me? Yes.Ready? Ready. Be satisfied. That's it? Be greatful. That's it? For what you have.For the love you receive.And for what God has given you. That's it? He looked me in the eye.Then he sighed deeply. That's it.
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Don't let go too soon, but don't hold on too long.
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Have you ever really had a teacher? One who saw you as a raw but precious thing, a jewel that, with wisdom, could be polished to a proud shine?
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I had a very high-grade publisher tell me I was incapable of writing a memoir.
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The way you get meaning into your life is to devote yourself to loving others.
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I lived, Dor said, but I was not alive.
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But our eyes are different, what you see ain't what I see.
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Timing is everything. That´s right. Which is why our sages tell us to repent exactly one day before we die. But how do you know it´s the day before you die? I asked. He raised his eyebrows. Exactly
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Belief, hard work, love–you have those things, you can do anything.
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We’re gonna make up for that. We’re gonna live a long time together.
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In the beginning of life, when we are infants, we need others to survive, right? And at the end of life, when you get like me, you need others to survive, right?’ His voice dropped to a whisper. ‘But here’s the secret: in between, we need others as well.
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