I didn't know there was a dying-professor section at the bookstore.

Whatever news we get about the scans, I’m not going to die when we hear it. I won’t die the next day, or the day after that, or the day after that. So today, right now, well this is a wonderful day. And I want you to know how much I’m enjoying it.” I thought about that, and about Jai’s smile. I knew then. That’s the way the rest of my life would need to be lived.

You can always change you plan, but only if you have one.

It is not the things we do in life that we regret on our death bed. It is the things we do not.

Find the best in everybody, no matter how long you have to wait for them to show it

When you see yourself doing something badly and nobody's bothering to tell you anymore, that's a very bad place to be. Your critics are the ones telling you they still love you and care.

If I work hard enough, there will be things I can do tomorrow that I can't do today.