American - Writer | May 23, 1958 -
You're not a wave, you're a part of the ocean.
Mitch Albom
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Detroit is a place where we've had it pretty tough. But there is a generosity here and a well of kindness that goes deep.
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We all lose somebody we care about and want to find some comforting way of dealing with it, something that will give us a little closure, a little peace.
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If you're always battling against getting older, you're always going to be unhappy, because it's going to happen anyhow.
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I believe that you live on inside the hearts and minds of everyone you've touched while you were here on earth.
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You have to be strong enough to say if the culture doesn't work, don't buy it.
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In a newspaper, you only have so much room. It teaches you the value of getting to the point, of not pampering yourself with your glorious writing. I've always been much more interested in one powerful sentence that stays with you. That's my style.
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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.
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Nobody's favorite movie is some dark, dysfunctional slasher story. Everybody's favorite song is a sentimental song. So why all of a sudden is it bad to be sentimental in books?
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I would lying if I said I would laugh in the face of death.
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A memoir should have some uplifting quality, inspiring or illuminating, and that's what separates a life story that can influence other people.
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I find interesting characters or lessons that resonate with people and sometimes I write about them in the sports pages, sometimes I write them in a column, sometimes in a novel, sometimes a play or sometimes in nonfiction. But at the core I always say to myself, 'Is there a story here? Is this something people want to read?'
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