Tuesdays With Morrie Chapter 4 Quotes
Tuesdays With Morrie Chapter 4 Quotes
How we cite the quotes:
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Quote 1
"Ted," he said, "when all this started, I asked myself, 'Am I going to withdraw from the world, like most people do, or am I going to live?' I decided I'm going to live—or at least try to live—the way I want, with dignity, with courage, with humor, with composure." (4.33)
Morrie explains his decision to be positive through his suffering. He admits that this wasn't easy and that he found himself at a crossroads where he could have decided one way or the other. He decides that he's going to be happy instead of scared and unhappy.
Quote 2
Mitch, I said. Mitch is what my friends call me.
"Well, Mitch it is then," Morrie says, as if closing a deal. "And Mitch?"
Yes?
"I hope that one day you will think of me as your friend." (4.54-57)
Here goes Morrie with the let's-be-friends thing again. During his first class, Morrie asks Mitch what he likes to be called, which is a friendly thing for a professor to do. And Mitch feels like there's some kind of "deal" being closed. Friendship is a deal, a choice.