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Life is a series of pulls back and forth. You want to do one thing, but you are bound to do something else.

Mitch Albom

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Mitch Albom
Age: 66
Born: 1958
Born: May 23
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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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the pain we suffer is a way to make us appreciate what comes next.
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Silence was his escape, but silence is rarely a refuge.
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He never spoke of that night again, not to your mother, not to anyone else. He was ashamed for her, for Mickey, for himself. In the hospital, he stopped speaking altogether. Silence was his escape, but silence is rarely a refuge. His thoughts still haunted him.' ~pg 139
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