“Seems like sometimes life gives you what you need instead of what you want, if you know what I mean”

“I can’t stay. I know what I want and you can’t give it to me, and I can’t give you what you need.”

“... I discovered life sometimes has a way of giving you what you need, but not in the form you expect.”

“You know what I mean. Sometimes you just know what you want, and it doesn’t make any sense at all. What’s that called?”“Being human.”

“There's a big confusion in this country over what we want versus what we need," Morrie said. "You need food, you want a chocolate sundae. You have to be honest with yourself. You don't need the latest sports car, you don't need the biggest house. The truth is, you don't get satisfaction from those things. You know what really gives you satisfaction?...Offering others what you have to give...I don't mean money, Mitch. I mean your time. Your concern. Your storytelling. It's not so hard.”

“If you give boys what they want, they give you what you need. Right?”