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> [“Everything begins and ends. Every day and night, every concerto, every relationship, every life. Everything ends eventually.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lisa-genova/everything-begins-and-ends-every-day-and-night-every-concerto-every/)

[Lisa Genova](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lisa-genova/)

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## More by Lisa Genova

> [“I miss myself." "I miss you too, Ali, so much." "I never planned to get like this." "I know.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lisa-genova/i-miss-myself-i-miss-you-too-ali-so-much-i-never-planned-to-get-like/)

[Lisa Genova](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lisa-genova/)

> [“Please don't look at our scarlet A's and write us off. Look us in the eye, talk directly to us. Don't panic or take…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lisa-genova/please-don-t-look-at-our-scarlet-a-s-and-write-us-off-look-us-in-the/)

[Lisa Genova](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lisa-genova/)

> [“She's said she doesn't want to. Go ahead and ask her. Just because she has Alzheimer's doesn't mean she doesn't know what she does…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lisa-genova/she-s-said-she-doesn-t-want-to-go-ahead-and-ask-her-just-because-she/)

[Lisa Genova](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lisa-genova/)

> [“It's like you don't get that she's not gone yet, like you think her time left isn't meaningful anymore. You're acting like a selfish…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lisa-genova/it-s-like-you-don-t-get-that-she-s-not-gone-yet-like-you-think-her/)

[Lisa Genova](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lisa-genova/)

> [But I am not what I say or what I do or what I remember. I am fundamentally more than that.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lisa-genova/but-i-am-not-what-i-say-or-what-i-do-or-what-i-remember-i-am/)

[Lisa Genova](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lisa-genova/)

> [Be creative, be useful, be practical, be generous and finish big](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lisa-genova/be-creative-be-useful-be-practical-be-generous-and-finish-big/)

[Lisa Genova](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lisa-genova/)

> [“Everything begins and ends. Every day and night, every concerto, every relationship, every life. Everything ends eventually.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lisa-genova/everything-begins-and-ends-every-day-and-night-every-concerto-every/)

[Lisa Genova](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lisa-genova/)

> [“I can’t fathom the day when I’ll be able to figure out how to independently maneuver my way into my bra, like I used…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lisa-genova/i-can-t-fathom-the-day-when-i-ll-be-able-to-figure-out-how-to/)

[Lisa Genova](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lisa-genova/)

> [“And, like a lightning strike, there is his example. His mother before him. The lesson that she passed down for him to pass on…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lisa-genova/and-like-a-lightning-strike-there-is-his-example-his-mother-before/)

[Lisa Genova](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lisa-genova/)

> [“Bob keeps insisting that I can do anything I put my mind to. But he’s referring to my old mind. My new mind is…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lisa-genova/bob-keeps-insisting-that-i-can-do-anything-i-put-my-mind-to-but-he-s/)

[Lisa Genova](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lisa-genova/)

> [“She could always walk somewhere without him. Of course this somewhere had to be somewhere "safe." She could walk to her office. But she…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lisa-genova/she-could-always-walk-somewhere-without-him-of-course-this-somewhere/)

[Lisa Genova](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lisa-genova/)

> [“Slide, turn, slide. I smile as we’re snowboarding, knowing that Bob and the kids are hanging back to watch me, knowing that Bob is…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lisa-genova/slide-turn-slide-i-smile-as-we-re-snowboarding-knowing-that-bob-and/)

[Lisa Genova](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lisa-genova/)

> [“What’s the saying? Not forgiving someone is like drinking poison and expecting the other person to die.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lisa-genova/what-s-the-saying-not-forgiving-someone-is-like-drinking-poison-and/)

[Lisa Genova](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lisa-genova/)

> [“The spectrum is long and wide, and we're all on it. Once you believe this, it becomes easy to see how we're all connected.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lisa-genova/the-spectrum-is-long-and-wide-and-we-re-all-on-it-once-you-believe/)

[Lisa Genova](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lisa-genova/)

> [ ... just because \[butterflies'\] lives were short didn't mean they were tragic... See, they have a beautiful life. ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lisa-genova/just-because-butterflies-lives-were-short-didn-t-mean-they-were/)

[Lisa Genova](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lisa-genova/)

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