We do not realize the sound the world makes -- unless, of course, it comes to a stop. Then, when it starts, it sounds like an orchestra. Mitch Albom More Quotes by Mitch Albom More Quotes From Mitch Albom Heaven can be found in the most unlikely corners. Mitch Albom unlikely found heaven Love wins, love always wins. Mitch Albom love-always sweet-love winning People are only mean when they are threatened. Mitch Albom threatened mean people I believe that you live on inside the hearts and minds of everyone you've touched while you were here on earth. Mitch Albom mind heart believe There is nothing more fun than hanging around with friends and banging on instruments. Anyone who has ever done it knows that this is true. Mitch Albom instruments done fun And I suppose tapes are a desperate attempt to steal something from Death's suitcase. Mitch Albom suitcases tape stealing Much of what we called "depression" was really dissatisfaction, a result of setting a bar impossibly high or expecting treasures we weren't willing to work for. Mitch Albom bars treasure happiness You say you should have died instead of me. But during my time on earth, people died instead of me, too. It happens every day. When lightning strikes a minute after you are gone, or an airplane crashes that you might have been on. When your colleague falls ill and you do not. We think such things are random. But there is a balance to it all. One withers, another grows. Birth and death are part of a whole. Mitch Albom airplane fall thinking You have peace," the old woman said, "when you make it with yourself. Mitch Albom old-woman said peace Mankind is connected in ways it does not understand - even in dreams. Mitch Albom dream doe way Every life has one true love snapshot. Mitch Albom one-true-love snapshots Every day, have a little bird on your shoulder that asks, 'Is today the day? Am I ready? Am I doing all I need to do? Am I being the person i want to be? Is today the day I die? Mitch Albom want bird needs We’re so wrapped up with egotistical things, career, family, having enough money, meeting the mortgage, getting a new car, fixing the radiator when it breaks—we’re involved in trillions of little acts just to keep going. So we don’t get into the habit of standing back and looking at our lives and saying, Is this all? Is this all I want? Is something missing? Mitch Albom careers missing want Did you feel guilty cursing God--you, of all people?' No,' he said. 'Because even in doing so, I was recognizing there was a greater power than me.' He paused. And that is how I began to heal. Mitch Albom cursing guilty people Silence was his escape, but silence is rarely a refuge. Mitch Albom refuge silence-is silence Why are we embarassed by silence? What comfort do we find in all the noise? Mitch Albom silence noise comfort People say they 'find' love, as if it were an object hidden by a rock. But love takes many forms, and it is never the same for any man and woman. What people find then is a certain love. And [he] found a certain love with [her], a grateful love, a deep but quiet love, one that he knew, above all else, was irreplaceable. Mitch Albom rocks grateful men It’s not contagious, you know. Death is as natural as life. It’s part of the deal we made. Mitch Albom contagious natural made but then she did. she died. no more visits, no more phone calls. And without even realizing it, I began to drift, as if my roots had been pulled, as if I were floating down some side branch of a river. Mitch Albom phones roots rivers Please, please, please, please, please...,", squeezing his eyes shut because it somehow made the words more pure. Mitch Albom squeezing eye made