Literature

Tuesdays with Morrie

Author: Mitch Albom

Ages: 15 and up

Genre: Nonfiction, inspirational

Summary:

An inspiring sociology professor who goes by the name of Morrie is diagnosed with ALS, or Lou Gehrig’s disease. This is a terminal illness, and Morrie knows he has a limited time to live. One of his former students, now a traveling journalist named Mitch, visits Morrie every Tuesday to talk to him about life and death. This is a book that will make you think and ponder about your own life in ways that you may have never thought of it before.

Favorite Quotes:

·         “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 you 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 you purpose and meaning.” –Morrie

·         “You see, you closed your eyes. That was the difference. Sometimes you cannot believe what you see, you have to believe what you feel. And if you are ever going to have other people trust you, you must feel that you can trust them, too--even when you’re in the dark. Even when you’re falling.” –Morrie

·         “The most important thing in life is to learn how to give out love, and to let it come in. Let it come in. We think we don’t deserve love, we think if we let it in we’ll become too soft. But a wise man named Levin said it right. He said, “Love is the only rational act.” –Morrie

·         “As you grow, you learn more. If you stayed as ignorant as you were at twenty-two, you'd always be twenty-two. Aging is not just decay, you know. It's growth. It's more than the negative that you're going to die, it's the positive that you understand you're going to die, and that you live a better life because of it.” -Morrie