How we cite our quotes: (Chapter.Paragraph)
Quote #7
"[But by throwing yourself into these emotions,] you experience them fully and completely. You know what pain is. You know what love is. You know what grief is. And only then can you say, 'All right. I have experienced that emotion. I recognize that emotion. Now I need to detach from that emotion for a moment.'" (15.35)
Being self-aware is key to making choices. Morrie says that he's able to make choices about the way that he's going to feel, and that once he looks honestly at himself and accepts what he's going through, he's able to judge which decision will be the best for him.
Quote #8
But then I figured, Forget what the culture says. I have ignored the culture much of my life. I am not going to be ashamed. What's the big deal? (17.8)
Morrie is explaining to Mitch that he struggled with other people taking care of all his basic needs at first, but then he made a choice to forget what everyone says is the "normal" way of things. After he makes this choice, his day-to-day life gets a lot better.
Quote #9
His eyes widened. "Mitch, it was a most incredible feeling. The sensation of accepting what was happening, being at peace." (24.15)
Acceptance is an important type of choice. Morrie is describing a moment where he felt that he was actually dying and how he felt unbelievably peaceful when he accepted what was going on. He made the choice to accept rather than to fight, which would have made him anxious and afraid.