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> [“It has taken me four years to figure this out. If we live long enough, we all will experience this. Don’t ever predetermine how you think that you should feel on an anniversary of a tragic event in your life,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-passaro/it-has-taken-me-four-years-to-figure-this-out-if-we-live-long-enough/)

[John Passaro](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-passaro/)

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## More by John Passaro

> [“It seems like it has been forever. But i getbthe feeling that forever hasn't even started yet.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-passaro/it-seems-like-it-has-been-forever-but-i-getbthe-feeling-that-forever/)

[John Passaro](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-passaro/)

> [“Know that there is something inside of you that is greater than any obstacle.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-passaro/know-that-there-is-something-inside-of-you-that-is-greater-than-any/)

[John Passaro](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-passaro/)

> [“I know the answer to improving Jess's condition doesn't lay in tears the answer is in sweat.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-passaro/i-know-the-answer-to-improving-jess-s-condition-doesn-t-lay-in-tears/)

[John Passaro](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-passaro/)

> [“There was no way possible that I was going to have a life and not live it.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-passaro/there-was-no-way-possible-that-i-was-going-to-have-a-life-and-not/)

[John Passaro](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-passaro/)

> [“I am noticing a big difference in the way the hospital workers are looking at me as I approach Jess’s room. The look of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-passaro/i-am-noticing-a-big-difference-in-the-way-the-hospital-workers-are/)

[John Passaro](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-passaro/)

> [“When your dreams are big enough the odds just don't matter.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-passaro/when-your-dreams-are-big-enough-the-odds-just-don-t-matter/)

[John Passaro](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-passaro/)

> [“If you had one last breath - what would you say? If you had one hour to use your limbs before you would lose…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-passaro/if-you-had-one-last-breath-what-would-you-say-if-you-had-one-hour-to/)

[John Passaro](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-passaro/)

> [“It is at this moment that I realize the best thing I ever did in my life was to marry this woman. She is…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-passaro/it-is-at-this-moment-that-i-realize-the-best-thing-i-ever-did-in-my/)

[John Passaro](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-passaro/)

> [“My original fear that my daughter was going to die before BettyJane and myself has now been replaced with the fear that she is…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-passaro/my-original-fear-that-my-daughter-was-going-to-die-before-bettyjane/)

[John Passaro](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-passaro/)

> [“Q: Does it get easier? A: No, you just get better at it.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-passaro/q-does-it-get-easier-a-no-you-just-get-better-at-it/)

[John Passaro](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-passaro/)

> [“I need to dream. I need to believe. I need to know that I have some control in my life. That if I work…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-passaro/i-need-to-dream-i-need-to-believe-i-need-to-know-that-i-have-some/)

[John Passaro](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-passaro/)

> [“Mr. Passaro, let me teach you about how medicine works.” He starts out. “One of two things is going to happen. Either the Doctors…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-passaro/mr-passaro-let-me-teach-you-about-how-medicine-works-he-starts-out/)

[John Passaro](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-passaro/)

> [“I guarantee that tomorrow there will be something that will happen, that has never happened before. That is something to look forward too. And…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-passaro/i-guarantee-that-tomorrow-there-will-be-something-that-will-happen/)

[John Passaro](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-passaro/)

> [“I love my mother. My mother loves my dad. Those two facts are undeniable. I want my father to live. I want him to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-passaro/i-love-my-mother-my-mother-loves-my-dad-those-two-facts-are/)

[John Passaro](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-passaro/)

> [“There is a club in this world that you do not join knowingly. One day you are just a member. It is “The life…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-passaro/there-is-a-club-in-this-world-that-you-do-not-join-knowingly-one-day/)

[John Passaro](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-passaro/)

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