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You count the hours you could have spent with your mother. It's a lifetime in itself.

Mitch Albom

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Mitch Albom
Age: 66
Born: 1958
Born: May 23
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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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You have to start over. That's what they say. But life is not a board game, and losing a loved one is never really starting over. More like continuing without.
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Death is the end of a lifetime, not the end of a relationship.
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Happiness in a tablet. This is our world. Prozac. Daxil. Xanax. Billions are spent to advertise such drugs. And billions are spent purchasing them. You don't even need a specific trauma, just 'general depression' is enough, or anxiety, as if sadness is as treatable as the common cold.
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All parents damage their children. It cannot be helped. Youth, like pristine glass, absorbs the prints of its handlers. Some parents smudge, others crack, a few shatter childhoods completely into jagged little pieces, beyond repair.
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the running boy is inside every man, no matter how old he gets.
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Life goes quickly, doesn't it?
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As children grow, they gravitate to their fates.
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One day spent with someone you love can change everything.
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It’s not contagious, you know. Death is as natural as life. It’s part of the deal we made.
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But fates are connected in ways we don’t understand.
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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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Love each other or die.
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And if you don´t commit? I asked. Your choice. But you miss what´s on the other side. What´s on the other side? Ah he smiled. A happiness you cannot find alone
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The manager once called me the 'best freak' in his stable, and, sad as it sounds, I took pride in that. When you are an outcast, even a tossed stone can be cherished.
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What you have done to this point cannot be undone. What you do next... It is still unwritten.
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No life is a waste. The only time we waste is the time we spend thinking we're alone.
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Having more does not keep you from wanting more. And if you always want more - to be richer, more beautiful, more well known - you are missing the bigger picture, and I can tell you from experience, happiness will never come
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Lost love is still love. It takes a different form, that's all.
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Don't let go too soon, but don't hold on too long.
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