Mitch Albom
Mitch Albom
Mitchell David "Mitch" Albomis an American best-selling author, journalist, screenwriter, dramatist, radio and television broadcaster, and musician. His books have sold over 35 million copies worldwide. Having achieved national recognition for sports writing in the earlier part of his career, he is perhaps best known for the inspirational stories and themes that weave through his books, plays, and films...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionNovelist
Date of Birth23 May 1958
CityPassaic, NJ
CountryUnited States of America
I still think there is a way to take all the mistakes that we've made as adults and put a little bit of a salve on them, a little bit of a fix on them, if we just are a little smarter in what we teach our kids.
But our eyes are different, what you see ain't what I see.
When someone is in your heart, they're never truly gone. They can come back to you, even at unlikely times.
You've lived through a lot of wars, I said. "Yes." Do they ever make more sense? "No.
I don't use any fance quill pens or pads, because I can't read my own handwriting. I just use whatever computer is laying around, and start writing.
I hate to be like everyone else, but I'm rooting for San Antonio because I like teams that were built the old-fashioned way.
My writing habits are pretty static. I get up every morning between 6 and 7 am, grab a cup of coffee, say a few prayers, and go downstairs to my office and start writing.
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.
It's always difficult to watch someone you love die.
I always look for a "rhythm" in my writing. A cadence to the sentences. Sometimes I think of pieces I write in a song writing infrastructure - i.e., a verse, a chorus that I return to, a bridge that's something differenct, a chorus that I return to.
If you want to be a good writer, make sure you read. I'm amazed by how many people don't bother to do that.
Once, lovers on faraway shores sat by candlelight and dipped ink to parchment, writing words that could not be erased. They took an evening to compose their thoughts, maybe the next evening as well.
The universe is too grand and harmonious to believe it's all an accident.
There is a reason God limits man's days.