“Morrie: And the biggest one of those values, Mitch?Mitch: Yes?Morrie: Your belief in the importance of your marriage.”

“So many people walk around with a meaningless life. They seem half-asleep, even when they're busy doing things they think are important. This is because they're chasing the wrong things. The way to get meaning into your life is to devote yourself to loving others, devote yourself to your community around you, and devote yourself to creating something that gives your purpose and meaning.”

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

“Devote yourself to loving others, devote yourself to your community around you, and devote yourself to creating something that gives you purpose and meaning”

“Build a little community of those you love and who love you”

“There is no formula to relationships. They have to be negotiated in loving ways, with room for both parties, what they want and what they need, what they can do and what their life is like. In business, people negotiate to win. They negotiate to get what they want. Maybe you’re too used to that. Love is different. Love is when you are as concerned about someone else’s situation as you are about your own.”

“Maybe death is the great equalizer, the one big thing that can finally make strangers shed a tear for one another”