I decided I"m going to live-or at least try to live- the way I want, with dignity, with courage, with humor, with composure. (pg. 21)

Dying," Morrie suddenly said, "is only one thing to be sad over, Mitch. Living unhappily is something else. So many of the people who come to visit me are unhappy.

You have to find what's good and true and beautiful in your life as it is now. Looking back makes you competitive. And, age is not a competitive issue. (pg. 120)

Accept the past as past, without denying it or discarding it. (pg. 18)

Remember this always: There is a reason God limits man’s days.”“What is the reason?”“Finish your journey and you will know.

Man alone measures time.Man alone chimes the hour.And, because of this, man alone suffers a paralyzing fear that no other creature endures.''A fear of time running out.