"It's such a shame to waste time. We always think we have so much of it.












Dying is only one thing to be sad over. Living unhappily is something else.

More Mitch Albom quotes
"Sometimes, love brings you together even as life keeps you apart.
"Sometimes, kids want you to hurt the way they hurt.
"Love is how you stay alive, even after you are gone.
"Everyone is in such a hurry. People haven’t found meaning in their lives, so they’re running all the time looking for it. They think the next car, the...
"You can go your whole life collecting days, and none will outweigh the one you wish you had back.
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"Belief, hard work, love–you have those things, you can do anything.
"But behind all your stories is always your mother's story, because hers is where yours begins.
"I thought about the days i had handed over to a bottle..the nights i can't remember..the mornings i slept thru..all the time spent running from myself...
"Sharing tales of those we've lost is how we keep from really losing them.
"The dead sit at our tables long after they have gone.
"A funeral is no place for secrets.
"Things change when you're not in danger anymore.
"Being unheard is the ground floor of giving up, and giving up is the ground floor of doing yourself in. It’s not so much, what’s the point? It’s more ...