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Will Schwalbe Quotes

When I think back on all the refugee camps I visited, all over the world, the people always asked for the same thing: books. Sometimes even before medicine or shelter - they wanted books for their children. (quoting his mother) Picture Quote #1

I gave people who didn't know what to say the best advice I could muster, which was that it was better to say anything rather than pretend that nothing was wrong. My hunch was that Mom would simply appreciate knowing that people were thinking of her Picture Quote #1

You can truly miss characters. Not like you miss people, but you can still miss them. I don't think I'll ever get over Melanie's death in Gone With the Wind. But I'm still so glad I got to know her Picture Quote #1

He's also able to accept death. He's not happy about it, but he's perfectly calm. When I stop all this treatment, it will be because it's time to stop Picture Quote #1

How does a doctor tell you that it's over, that there are things they could do but probably shouldn't, and that if your aim is quality of life and not quantity of life, there simply are no good next treatments? Picture Quote #1

Loneliness is the price we have to pay for being born in this modern world, so full of freedom, independence and our own egotistical selves Picture Quote #1

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That's one of the amazing things great books like this do - they don't just get you to see the world differently, they get you to look at people, the people all around you, differently Picture Quote #1

That day at chemo, we talked once more about the ending of The Reluctant Fundamentalist. “I just really want to know which character dies. I've read the ending again and again, ” I said. “I hate not knowing. ” “I do too. That's why I always read endings first. But sometimes you just can't know what's going to happen, even when you know everything there is to know. So you prepare for the worst but hope for the best.

You should tell your family every day that you love them. And make sure they know that you're proud of them too Picture Quote #1

She felt whatever emotions she felt, but feeling was never a useful substitute for doing, and she never let the former get in the way of the latter. If anything, she used her emotions to motivate her and help her concentrate. The emphasis for her was always on doing what needed to be done Picture Quote #1

I asked: “And I was very surprised by the ending. Were you?” “Of course not - I'd read it first.” Picture Quote #1

How could anyone who loves books not love a book that is itself so in love with books? Picture Quote #1

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For this day only is ours, we are dead to yesterday, and we are not yet born to the morrow Picture Quote #1

Mindfulness - it isn't a trick or a gimmick. It's being present in the moment. When I'm with you, I'm with you. Right now. That's all. No more and no less Picture Quote #1

And if the book is too silly, I find that it's often because the writer doesn't really have anything to say - or there are no values. Or because the whole book is just a lead-up to a trick at the end. If you read the end first, you may have much less patience for wasting time with that kind of book. Even a well - written book can be silly and a waste of time Picture Quote #1

It is not by regretting what is irreparable that true work is to be done, but by making the best of what we are. It is not by complaining that we have not the right tools, but by using well the tools we have. What we are, and where we are is God's providential arrangement - God's doing, though it may be man's misdoing; and the manly and the wise way is to look your disadvantages in the face, and see what can be made our of them Picture Quote #1

Reading all kinds of books, in whatever format you choose - electronic or printed or audio - is the grandest entertainment, and also is how you take part in the human conversation Picture Quote #1

Why did I always need to do something, like referring one person to another, just for the sake of doing something, when sometimes, perhaps, it was better to do nothing? Picture Quote #1

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If our family was an airline, Mom was the hub and we were the spokes. You rarely went anywhere nonstop; you went via Mom, who directed the traffic flow and determined the priorities: which family member was cleared for takeoff or landing. Even my father was not immune to Mom's scheduling, though he was given more leeway than the rest of us Picture Quote #1

Books had always been a way for my mother and me to introduce and explore topics that concerned us but made us uneasy, and they had also always given us something to talk about when we were stressed or anxious Picture Quote #1

We would also have to say goodbye to the joy of watching this next generation soak up the massive quantities of love their grandmother would have given them, and seeing them learn that there was someone in the world who loved them as much as their paren'ts did: a grandmother who was delighted by all their quirks and who thought they were the most amazing creatures on earth Picture Quote #1

Mom had always taught all of us to examine decisions by reversibility - that is, to hedge our bets. When you couldn't decide between two things, she suggested you choose the one that allowed you to change course if necessary. Not the road less traveled but the road with the exit ramp Picture Quote #1

We were terrified to stop, stop anything, and admit that something was wrong. Activity, frenzied activity, seemed to be the thing we all felt we needed. Only Dad slowed down, and that wasn't until he was trapped in a hospital getting intravenous antibiotics. Everything would be all right, everything would be possible, anything could be salvaged or averted, as long as we all kept running around Picture Quote #1

And I'm also talking about kindness, not just about being nice. You can be gruff or abrupt and still be kind. Kindness has much more to do with what you do than how you do it Picture Quote #1

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All over the world, the people always asked for the same thing: books. Sometimes even before medicine or shelter - they wanted books for their children Picture Quote #1

What I suddenly understood was that a thank-you note isn't the price you pay for receiving a gift, as so many children think it is, a kind of minimum tribute or toll, but an opportunity to count your blessings. And gratitude isn't what you give in exchange for something; it's what you feel when you are blessed - blessed to have family and friends who care about you, and who want to see you happy. Hence the joy from thanking Picture Quote #1

We all have a lot more to read than we can read and a lot more to do than we can do Picture Quote #1

If I’d waited until I was well rested to read, I never would have read anything Picture Quote #1

That’s one of the things books do. They help us talk. But they also give us something we all can talk about when we don’t want to talk about ourselves Picture Quote #1

One of the many things I love about bound books is their sheer physicality. Electronic books live out of sight and out of mind. But printed books have body, presence. Sure, sometimes they’ll elude you by hiding in improbable places... But at other times they’ll confront you, and you’ll literally stumble over some tomes you hadn’t thought about in weeks or years. I often seek electronic books, but they never come after me. They may make me feel, but I can’t feel them. They are all soul with no flesh, no texture, and no weight. They can get in your head but can’t whack you upside it Picture Quote #1

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When I think back on all the refugee camps I visited, all over the world, the people always asked for the same thing: books. Sometimes even before medicine or shelter - they wanted books for their children. (quoting his mother) (Will Schwalbe Quotes) I gave people who didn't know what to say the best advice I could muster, which was that it was better to say anything rather than pretend that nothing was wrong. My hunch was that Mom would simply appreciate knowing that people were thinking of her (Will Schwalbe Quotes) You can truly miss characters. Not like you miss people, but you can still miss them. I don't think I'll ever get over Melanie's death in Gone With the Wind. But I'm still so glad I got to know her (Will Schwalbe Quotes) He's also able to accept death. He's not happy about it, but he's perfectly calm. When I stop all this treatment, it will be because it's time to stop (Will Schwalbe Quotes) How does a doctor tell you that it's over, that there are things they could do but probably shouldn't, and that if your aim is quality of life and not quantity of life, there simply are no good next treatments? (Will Schwalbe Quotes) Loneliness is the price we have to pay for being born in this modern world, so full of freedom, independence and our own egotistical selves (Will Schwalbe Quotes) That's one of the amazing things great books like this do - they don't just get you to see the world differently, they get you to look at people, the people all around you, differently (Will Schwalbe Quotes) That day at chemo, we talked once more about the ending of The Reluctant Fundamentalist. “I just really want to know which character dies. I've read the ending again and again, ” I said. “I hate not knowing. ” “I do too. That's why I always read endings first. But sometimes you just can't know what's going to happen, even when you know everything there is to know. So you prepare for the worst but hope for the best." (Will Schwalbe Quotes) You should tell your family every day that you love them. And make sure they know that you're proud of them too (Will Schwalbe Quotes) She felt whatever emotions she felt, but feeling was never a useful substitute for doing, and she never let the former get in the way of the latter. If anything, she used her emotions to motivate her and help her concentrate. The emphasis for her was always on doing what needed to be done (Will Schwalbe Quotes) I asked: “And I was very surprised by the ending. Were you?” “Of course not - I'd read it first.” (Will Schwalbe Quotes) How could anyone who loves books not love a book that is itself so in love with books? (Will Schwalbe Quotes) For this day only is ours, we are dead to yesterday, and we are not yet born to the morrow (Will Schwalbe Quotes) Mindfulness - it isn't a trick or a gimmick. It's being present in the moment. When I'm with you, I'm with you. Right now. That's all. No more and no less (Will Schwalbe Quotes) And if the book is too silly, I find that it's often because the writer doesn't really have anything to say - or there are no values. Or because the whole book is just a lead-up to a trick at the end. If you read the end first, you may have much less patience for wasting time with that kind of book. Even a well - written book can be silly and a waste of time (Will Schwalbe Quotes) It is not by regretting what is irreparable that true work is to be done, but by making the best of what we are. It is not by complaining that we have not the right tools, but by using well the tools we have. What we are, and where we are is God's providential arrangement - God's doing, though it may be man's misdoing; and the manly and the wise way is to look your disadvantages in the face, and see what can be made our of them (Will Schwalbe Quotes) Reading all kinds of books, in whatever format you choose - electronic or printed or audio - is the grandest entertainment, and also is how you take part in the human conversation (Will Schwalbe Quotes) Why did I always need to do something, like referring one person to another, just for the sake of doing something, when sometimes, perhaps, it was better to do nothing? (Will Schwalbe Quotes) If our family was an airline, Mom was the hub and we were the spokes. You rarely went anywhere nonstop; you went via Mom, who directed the traffic flow and determined the priorities: which family member was cleared for takeoff or landing. Even my father was not immune to Mom's scheduling, though he was given more leeway than the rest of us (Will Schwalbe Quotes) Books had always been a way for my mother and me to introduce and explore topics that concerned us but made us uneasy, and they had also always given us something to talk about when we were stressed or anxious (Will Schwalbe Quotes) We would also have to say goodbye to the joy of watching this next generation soak up the massive quantities of love their grandmother would have given them, and seeing them learn that there was someone in the world who loved them as much as their paren'ts did: a grandmother who was delighted by all their quirks and who thought they were the most amazing creatures on earth (Will Schwalbe Quotes) Mom had always taught all of us to examine decisions by reversibility - that is, to hedge our bets. When you couldn't decide between two things, she suggested you choose the one that allowed you to change course if necessary. Not the road less traveled but the road with the exit ramp (Will Schwalbe Quotes) We were terrified to stop, stop anything, and admit that something was wrong. Activity, frenzied activity, seemed to be the thing we all felt we needed. Only Dad slowed down, and that wasn't until he was trapped in a hospital getting intravenous antibiotics. Everything would be all right, everything would be possible, anything could be salvaged or averted, as long as we all kept running around (Will Schwalbe Quotes) And I'm also talking about kindness, not just about being nice. You can be gruff or abrupt and still be kind. Kindness has much more to do with what you do than how you do it (Will Schwalbe Quotes) All over the world, the people always asked for the same thing: books. Sometimes even before medicine or shelter - they wanted books for their children (Will Schwalbe Quotes) What I suddenly understood was that a thank-you note isn't the price you pay for receiving a gift, as so many children think it is, a kind of minimum tribute or toll, but an opportunity to count your blessings. And gratitude isn't what you give in exchange for something; it's what you feel when you are blessed - blessed to have family and friends who care about you, and who want to see you happy. Hence the joy from thanking (Will Schwalbe Quotes) We all have a lot more to read than we can read and a lot more to do than we can do (Will Schwalbe Quotes) If I’d waited until I was well rested to read, I never would have read anything (Will Schwalbe Quotes) That’s one of the things books do. They help us talk. But they also give us something we all can talk about when we don’t want to talk about ourselves (Will Schwalbe Quotes) One of the many things I love about bound books is their sheer physicality. Electronic books live out of sight and out of mind. But printed books have body, presence. Sure, sometimes they’ll elude you by hiding in improbable places... But at other times they’ll confront you, and you’ll literally stumble over some tomes you hadn’t thought about in weeks or years. I often seek electronic books, but they never come after me. They may make me feel, but I can’t feel them. They are all soul with no flesh, no texture, and no weight. They can get in your head but can’t whack you upside it (Will Schwalbe Quotes)

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