when he smiles it's as if you'd just told him the first joke... - Mitch Albom, Tuesdays with Morrie

"Be compassionate ... and take responsibility for each other. If we only learned those lessons, this world would be a better place."

"Dying is only one thing to be sad over. Living unhappily is something else."

"Have you found someone to share your heart with? Are you giving to your community? Are you at peace with yourself? Are you trying to be as human as you can be?"

"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."

"Forgive yourself before you die. Then forgive others."