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I snicker, but the idea is momentarily appealing. Part of me is scared of leaving school. Part of me wants to go desperately. Tension of opposites.


Mitch Albom

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MITCH ALBOM Sometimes, kids want you to hurt the way they hurt.
MITCH ALBOM Instead, he would make death his final project, the center point of his days. Since everyone was goi...
MITCH ALBOM A little girl came home from school with a drawing she'd made in class.She danced into the kitchen ,...
MITCH ALBOM You should be convinced of the authenticity of what you have, but you must also be humble enough to ...
MITCH ALBOM Something is always happening somewhere.
MITCH ALBOM I bought this the day before at a shopping mall. I didn't want to forget him. Maybe I didn't want hi...
MITCH ALBOM It is too late."

The old man shook his head. "It is never too late or too soon. It is wh...
MITCH ALBOM What do people fear most about death? I asked the reb.
"Fear?" he thought for a moment. 'Well, ...
MITCH ALBOM Love- the infatuation kind- 'he's so handsome, she's so beautiful'- that can shrivel. As soon as som...
MITCH ALBOM So many people walk around with a meaningless life. They seem half asleep, even when they're busy do...
MITCH ALBOM I took my orders, too. But if i couldn't keep you alive, I thought I could at least keep you togethe...
MITCH ALBOM And on a cold Sunday afternoon, he was joined in his home by a small group of friends and family for...
MITCH ALBOM And on a cold Sunday afternoon, he was joined in his home by a small group of friends and family for...
MITCH ALBOM What a waste.. All those people saying all those wonderful things, and Irv never got to hear any of ...
MITCH ALBOM You count the hours you could have spent with your mother, it's a lifetime in itself.
MITCH ALBOM As long as we can love each other, and remember the feeling of love we had, we can die without ever ...
MITCH ALBOM Taffy. He thinks about taffy. He thinks it would take his teeth out now, but he would eat it anyhow,...
MITCH ALBOM If you hold back on the emotions--if you don't allow yourself to go all the way through them--you ca...
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