Mitch Albom, For One More Day

Mitch Albom, For One More Day

"The backside of mountain is a fight against human nature," he said. "You have to care as much about yourself on the way down as you did on the way up."
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"The backside of mountain is a fight against human nature," he said. "You have to care as much about yourself on the way down as you did on the way up."
Mitch Albom, For One More Day
"But behind all your stories is always your mother's story, because hers is where yours begins."
Mitch Albom, For One More Day
"You count the hours you could have spent with your mother, it's a lifetime in itself."
Mitch Albom, For One More Day
"There are many things in my life that I wish I could take back. Many moments I would recast."
Mitch Albom, For One More Day
"I lifted my eyes, and, for the first time, admitted the truth."I gave up," I whispered."Don't give up," she whispered back."
Mitch Albom, For One More Day
"I missed the crowds in those big stadiums, the flashbulbs, the roaring cheers - the majesty of the whole thing. I missed it bitterly. So did my father. We shared a thirst to return; unspoken, undeniable."
Mitch Albom, For One More Day
"He was pitching to me before I could walk. He gave me wooden bat before my mother let me use scissors. He said I could make the major leagues one day if I had "a plan," and if I "stuck to the plan"Of course, when you're that young, you nest in your parents' plans, not your own."
Mitch Albom, For One More Day
"But my father, a thief in many ways, had robbed me of my concentration."
Mitch Albom, For One More Day
"In college, I had a course in Latin, and one day the word "divorce" came up. I always figured it came from some root that meant "divide." In truth, it comes from "divertere," which means "to divert."I believe that. All divorce does is divert you, taking you away from everything you thought you knew and everything you thought you wanted and steering you into all kinds of other stuff, like discussions about your mother's girdle and whether she should marry someone else."
Mitch Albom, For One More Day
"Going back to something is harder than you think."I don't suppose I could have broken my mother's heart any more if I tried."
Mitch Albom, For One More Day
"But then, I knew so little about my mother over the last decade of her life. I had been too wrapped up in my own drama."
Mitch Albom, For One More Day
"I love you every day,Mom"
Mitch Albom, For One More Day
"Behind all your stories is always your mother's story. Because hers is where yours begin."
Mitch Albom, For One More Day
"You see, here's my theory: Kids chase the love that eludes them, and for me, that was my father's love. He kept it tucked away, like papers in a briefcase. And I kept trying to get in there."
Mitch Albom, For One More Day
"Sometimes your kids will say the nastiest things, won't they, Rose? You want to ask,'Whose child is this'"Rose chuckled."But usually, they're just in some kind of pain. They need to work it out."
Mitch Albom, For One More Day
"When you look into your mother’s eyes, you know that is the purest love you can find on this earth."
Mitch Albom, For One More Day
"Once heaven is done with grandma, we'd like her back, thanks."
Mitch Albom, For One More Day
"I think what you notice most when you haven’t been home in a while is how much the trees have grown around your memories."
Mitch Albom, For One More Day
"But there's a story behind everything. How a picture got on a wall. How a scar got on your face. Sometimes the stories are simple, and sometimes they are hard and heartbreaking. But behind all your stories is always your mother's story, because hers is where yours begin."
Mitch Albom, For One More Day
"The more you defend a lie, the angrier you become."
Mitch Albom, For One More Day
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