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The length of your days does not belong to you.

Mitch Albom

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Mitch Albom
Age: 66
Born: 1958
Born: May 23
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Trenton
New Jersey
Mitchell David Mitch Albom
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I find interesting characters or lessons that resonate with people and sometimes I write about them in the sports pages, sometimes I write them in a column, sometimes in a novel, sometimes a play or sometimes in nonfiction. But at the core I always say to myself, 'Is there a story here? Is this something people want to read?'
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No matter where you live, the biggest defect we human beings have is our shortsightedness. We don't see what we could be.
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Lost love is still love. It takes a different form, that's all.
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When we are most alone is when we embrace another's loneliness.
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Faith is about doing. You are how you act, not just how you believe.
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We do not realize the sound the world makes -- unless, of course, it comes to a stop. Then, when it starts, it sounds like an orchestra.
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Holding on to things only breaks your heart.
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With endless time, nothing is special. With no loss or sacrifice, we can’t appreciate what we have
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I never hear anything about education. Education - I guess it's just not sexy enough. And everybody claims to love their children and our children are the most important thing, but if that's the case, how come we never hear more about education as an election issue?
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It is far more comforting to think God listened and said no, than to think that nobody’s out there.
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You have peace, the old woman said, when you make it with yourself.
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