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Quotes From Tuesdays With Morrie
Acceptance through Detachment
In 1997 a book about an older man slowly dying from ALS was published telling us about his life story. This book was written by Mitch Albom in order to try and raise money for Morrie’s disease and raise awareness. “Tuesdays with Morrie” got it’s name because Mitch and Morrie used to meet on Tuesday’s and discuss life. Morrie is the main character in this book, along with Mitch, the author of the book. Morrie has a disease that affects the nerves in your body, it affects different parts of your body and eventually gets to your lungs. The cause of death from this disease would be suffocating. Morrie decided instead of sitting around being depressed he was going to ignore the fact that he felt so low, he was going
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This quote gets said during a meeting with Mitch. This quote goes to show that this is his opinion on how to live. When you die you realize that you haven’t had a chance to live, but there are many different ways to live your life before death.
One of the biggest factors in our lives are our families, same with Morrie. While Morrie and Mitch are discussing things he says something that may or may not make you think. “Death ends a life, not a relationship”(www.goodreads.com). Even though somebody dies doesn’t mean they aren’t your husband or wife anymore. If somebody is still alive and their best friend dies that doesn’t not make them their best friend anymore. This is Morrie’s opinion on any relationship that he has and sort of relates to the topic of love.
In yet another discussion with Mitch, Morrie states “Everything that gets born dies.” Morrie gives Mitch many different life lessons. This one lets you see it in a different way. Everything that is born will eventually die sooner or later, it’s up to you to choose how you want your life to go. You’re going to die someday you might as well live your life to the fullest

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