“And I have no control over which yesterdays I keep and which ones get deleted. This disease will not be bargained withMy yesterdays are disappearing, and my tomorrows are uncertain, so what do I live for? I live for each day. I live in the moment. Some tomorrow soon, I'll forget that I stood before you and gave this speech. But just because I'll forget it some tomorrow doesn't mean that I didn't live every second of it today. I will forget today, but that doesn't mean that today doesn't matter.” MeanMatterMomentsTodayForgetTomorrowSpeechDiseaseDisappearYesterdayEach DayUncertainLive In The MomentForget ItEvery Second Author:Lisa Genova
“She liked being reminded of butterflies. She remembered being six or seven and crying over the fates of the butterflies in her yard after learning that they lived for only a few days. Her mother had comforted her and told her not to be sad for the butterflies, that just because their lives were short didn't mean they were tragic. Watching them flying in the warm sun among the daisies in their garden, her mother had said to her, see, they have a beautiful life. Alice liked remembering that.” LifeMeanSaidBeautifulRememberMotherSunFateCrySixGardenSevenWarmFlyingRememberedTragicButterflyYardsBeautiful LifeDaisies Author:Lisa Genova
“... just because [butterflies'] lives were short didn't mean they were tragic... See, they have a beautiful life.” MeanBeautifulTragicButterflyBeautiful Life Author:Lisa Genova
