Unforgettable Quotes

“Children connect you to eternity,” she wrote us. “They’re like notes to be opened after we die.”
― Scott Simon, Unforgettable: A Son, a Mother, and the Lessons of a Lifetime

“ICU seems to be staffed by good, smart young docs who think they know everything, and wise RN’s who really do.”
― Scott Simon, Unforgettable: A Son, a Mother, and the Lessons of a Lifetime

“A classy guy had manners. He said please and thank you, Mr. and Miss, and held open doors. Classy guys picked up checks. They left good tips. They dressed with respect. They kept their word. They sent flowers. They apologized personally. They tried to be kind and courteous, even if they sometimes had to be firm, and their best jokes were about themselves. My mother’s friends”
― Scott Simon, Unforgettable: A Son, a Mother, and the Lessons of a Lifetime

“rang the doorbells of our fifth-floor neighbors. Chicken Kiev”
― Scott Simon, Unforgettable: A Son, a Mother, and the Lessons of a Lifetime

“Write thank-you notes. Tip well. Sing. Drink responsibly. Remember that good manners cost nothing, and open doors. Reach out to someone who is lonely. Make them laugh. Help people smile.”
― Scott Simon, Unforgettable: A Son, a Mother, and the Lessons of a Lifetime

“We don’t become the people we are all at once. But if we are lucky, every love, laugh, and loss puts a wrinkle in our hearts to make us distinctive.”
― Scott Simon, Unforgettable: A Son, a Mother, and the Lessons of a Lifetime

“I do not know if God will reveal Him, Her, or Itself to me as a craggy old African man with a long white beard, or a mature, Rubenesque woman barely concealed by clouds, or as some kind of mollusk.”
― Scott Simon, Unforgettable: A Son, a Mother, and the Lessons of a Lifetime