“If you really want it, then you'll make your dream happen.”

“All that happens when your dreams come true is a slow, melting realization that it wasn't what you thought.”

“There is everything you know and there is everything that happens. When the two do not line up, you make a choice. ”

“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.”

“Sometimes, when you are not getting the love you want, giving makes you think you will.”

“If you’ve found meaning in your life, you don’t want to go back. You want to go forward. You want to see more, do more.”

“Because if you've found meaning in your life, you don't want to go back. You want to go forward.”