What in life can love not penetrate? Mabel Hubbard, deaf since childhood, gave Alexander Bell a piano as a wedding gift and asked that he play it for her every day, as if his music could pierce her si...
We’ve got a form of brainwashing going on in our country, Morrie sighed. Do you know how they brainwash people? They repeat something over and over. And that’s what we do in this country. Owning thing...
We think because we're human we're somethin above nature...we are not. Everything that gets born, dies.
This time was different. The tools of this era--phones, computers--enabled people to move at a blurring pace. Yet despite all they accomplished, they were never at peace.
Things that happen before you are born still affect you and people who come before your time affect you as well.
They were embracing material things and expecting a sort of hug back. But it never works. You can’t substitute material things for love or for gentleness or for tenderness or for a sense of comradeshi...
There are some mornings when I cry and cry and mourn for myself. Some mornings, I'm so angry and bitter. But it doesn't last too long. Then I get up and say, 'I want to live...'So far, I've been able...
There are moments on earth when the Lord smiles at the unexpected sweetness of His creation. This was one of those moments. What’s
The way you get meaning into life is to devote yourself to loving others, devote yourself to creating something that gives you purpose and meaning. (43)
The only tyrant I accept in this world is the still voice within. MOHANDAS GANDHI
The most important thing in life is to learn how to give out love, and to let it come in.Love is the only rational act.
The culture we have does not make people feel ood about themselves. And you have to be strong enough to say if the culture doesn't work, don't buy it. -Morrie
The culture we have does not make people feel good about themselves. And you have to be strong enough to say if the culture doesn't work, don't buy it.
The End is coming. What will you do with the time you have left?
Tell me about your family, I said. And so she did. I listened intently as my mother went through each branch of the tree. Years later, after the funeral, Maria had asked me questions about the family...
Taking just makes me feel like I'm dying. Giving makes me feel like I'm living.
Take my condition. The things I am supposed to be embarrassed about now—not being able to walk, not being able to wipe my ass, waking up some mornings wanting to cry—there is nothing innately embarras...
Taffy. He thinks about taffy. He thinks it would take his teeth out now, but he would eat it anyhow, if it meant eating it with her.
Sunflowers waiting for the sunshine. Violets just waiting for dew. Bees just waiting for honey And honey, I’m just waiting for you!
Sometimes, when you are not getting the love you want, giving makes you think you will.