当我哭泣，哭泣和哀悼时，有一些早晨。一些早晨，我很生气和痛苦。但这不会持续太久。然后我起床说：“我想活着。”到目前为止，我已经能够做到了。我可以继续吗？我不知道。但是我敢打赌，我会的。科佩尔似乎被莫里（Morrie）带走了。他问死亡引起的谦卑。
(There are some mornings when I cry and cry and mourn for myself. Some mornings, I'm so angry and bitter. But it doesn't last too long. Then I get up and say, 'I want to live..' 'So far, I've been able to do it. Will I be able to continue? I don't know. But I'm betting on myself I will.' Koppel seemed extremely taken with Morrie. He asked about the humility that death induced.)