Morrie believed in the inherent good of people. But he also saw what they could become. “People are only mean when they’re threatened,” he said later… - Mitch Albom

People are only mean when they are threatened.

People are only mean when they're threatened, and that's what our culture does...And when you get threatened, you start looking out only for yourself. You start making money a god. It is all part of this culture.

People are only mean when they’re threatened, and that’s what our culture does. That’s what our economy does

The truth is, there is no line. There's only your life, how you mess it up, and who is there to save you.
Or who isn't.

Ain't you supposed to have peace when you die?'
You have peace,' the old woman said, 'when you make it with yourself.

I feel ashamed now that I tried to take my life. It is such a precious thing. I had no one to talk me out of my despair and that was a mistake. You need to keep people close. You need to give them access to your heart.