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Small towns are like metronomes with the slightest flick, the beat changes.

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Mitch Albom
Age: 66
Born: 1958
Born: May 23
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Trenton
New Jersey
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A book with the genuine power to stir and comfort its readers.
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I used to be a classic workaholic, and after seeing how little work and career really mean when you reach the end of your life, I put a new emphasis on things I believe count more. These things include: family, friends, being part of a community, and appreciating the little joys of the average day.
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Forgive yourself. Forgive others. Don't wait.
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When you're rotten about yourself, you become rotten to everyone else, even those you love.
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But there's a story behind everything. How a picture got on a wall. How a scar got on your face. Sometimes the stories are simple, and sometimes they are hard and heartbreaking. But behind all your stories is always your mother's story, because hers is where yours begin.
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The most important elements of faith [are] believing in something bigger than yourself, taking care of those less fortunate than you.
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But they wanted you. Time is not something you give back. The very next moment may be answer to your prayer. To deny that is to deny the most important part of the future.
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