Life Is Like a Sailboat Quotes

“In the drive to the airport, I realized something. Something big: There are hard trips home, but no wasted ones.”
― John Grogan, Life Is Like a Sailboat: Selected Writings on Life and Living from The Philadelphia Inquirer

“I guess what I'm getting at is that time is precious, she wrote. Always let them know what you are feeling. Never wait.”
― John Grogan, Life Is Like a Sailboat: Selected Writings on Life and Living from The Philadelphia Inquirer

“Procrastinate on your taxes, on paying the phone bill—but not on telling your aging parents what is in your heart.”
― John Grogan, Life Is Like a Sailboat: Selected Writings on Life and Living from The Philadelphia Inquirer

“Debbie looks at her aging parents "and I realize my time with them is nearing an end. As an only child who hasn't married, I see that our branch of the family tree is about to fall off.”
― John Grogan, Life Is Like a Sailboat: Selected Writings on Life and Living from The Philadelphia Inquirer

“James in Doylestown makes a point to have lunch with his eighty-six-year-old mother every day, not knowing which might be the last. "It is hard to say goodbye and to say how much you love your parents," he wrote, "but better to say it than to leave it unsaid.”
― John Grogan, Life Is Like a Sailboat: Selected Writings on Life and Living from The Philadelphia Inquirer

“Life is like sailing a boat, he had told me, his hand on the tiller. Small, continual adjustments at the helm are needed to stay on course and eventually get where you need to go.”
― John Grogan, Life Is Like a Sailboat: Selected Writings on Life and Living from The Philadelphia Inquirer