Thursday, January 13, 2011

Tuesdays with Morrie

I really enjoyed reading this book. It was simplistic but had so much to offer. And if a book has quotes that are worth writing down, I love it that much more. Here's some of the goodness.

"They didn't know O.J. Simpson. They didn't know anyone involved in the case. Yet they gave up days and weeks of their lives, addicted to someone else's drama."

"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. They way you get meaning into your life is to devote yourself to loving other, devote yourself to your community around you, and devote yourself to creating something that gives you purpose and meaning."

"Once you learn how to die, you learn how to live."

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

"There are a few rules I know to be true about love and marriage: If you don't respect the other person, you're gonna have a lot of trouble. If you don't know how to compromise, you're gonna have a lot of trouble. If you can't talk openly about what goes on between you, you're gonna have a lot of trouble. And if you don't have a common set of values in life, you're gonna have a lot of trouble. Your values must be alike."
"And the biggest one of those values?"
"Your belief in the importance of your marriage."

1 comment:

SOPHIE NY said...

I read this in high school for english and I loved it!!! We watched the movie and it makes me cry everytime but it's so good :)