Michael Norton > Quotes

“He talked of watching as those three youngsters emerged from childhood into adulthood, adopting the distinct personalities that became their own, and about the pride and the unavoidable sorrow he and Anna had felt over those changes. He spoke of his children’s triumphs and their heartbreaks, the commencements and marriages, and the peculiar grief that parents endure when they must watch their children struggle and suffer and are powerless to intervene.”
― Michael Norton, A Hiker's Guide to Purgatory: A Novel

“In every one of your days, ordinary actions may transform into the extraordinary. What did you do today to love, appreciate, laugh, mourn, savor, experience, just a little bit more? And what more can you do tomorrow?”
― Michael Norton, The Ritual Effect: From Habit to Ritual, Harness the Surprising Power of Everyday Actions

“Habit vs ritual: one automates, another animates”
― Michael Norton, The Ritual Effect: From Habit to Ritual, Harness the Surprising Power of Everyday Actions