# Quote — Nicholas Sparks, Three Weeks With My Brother

> Life, he decided, was for living, not for having, and he wanted to experience every moment that he could. At the deepest level, he'd come to understand that life could end at any moment, and it was better to be happy than busy.

- Author: [Nicholas Sparks](https://www.leafyquotes.com/nicholas-sparks.md)
- Book: [Three Weeks With My Brother](https://www.leafyquotes.com/nicholas-sparks/three-weeks-with-my-brother.md)
- Page: 339
- Source: [Wikiquote](https://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/Nicholas_Sparks#Three_Weeks_with_My_Brother_(2004)) ([CC BY-SA 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/))
- Quote page: https://www.leafyquotes.com/nicholas-sparks/three-weeks-with-my-brother/life-he-decided

## More from this book

> "Relationships are the most important thing in life, and friends are part of that."

p. 132 — [Quote page](https://www.leafyquotes.com/nicholas-sparks/three-weeks-with-my-brother/relationships-are-the.md)

> We'd been raised to survive, to meet challenges, and to chase our dreams. … And we don't only love each other, but like each other as well.

p. 355 — [Quote page](https://www.leafyquotes.com/nicholas-sparks/three-weeks-with-my-brother/wed-been-raised.md)

> Standing next to Micah, I realized that there were times when we talked not because we needed to communicate anything important, but simply because we each drew comfort from the other's voice.

p. 138 — [Quote page](https://www.leafyquotes.com/nicholas-sparks/three-weeks-with-my-brother/standing-next-to-micah.md)