Morrie Schwartz, a retired sociology professor battling ALS, became one of Nightline's most memorable subjects when he sat down with former anchor Ted Koppel for a series of conversations about living while facing death. Today, Morrie’s son Rob Schwartz is sharing more words of wisdom from his late father in a new book, “The Wisdom of Morrie,” that he found sitting in a drawer. ABC News’ George Stephanopoulos has more on the manuscript written by Morrie himself before he fell ill. https://bit.ly

The teaching goes on... -- "Mitch, I can't conceive of the number of people who watched. I have no way of conceptualizing it. It's a lot. That's all I know. I know I touched a lot of people. How long lasting it is, who knows? The fact of the matter is I felt real grateful for the opportunity to do this." | Mitch Albom

Interview with Morrie Schwartz, August 29, 1995 Morrie: So I call this a horrible and wonderful disease. It’s horrible because of what it does to you. It’s wonderful in the sense cause it gives you time to reflect on your life, do good things, be with the people you love, and say goodbye. And make something of this time that prepares you. So, you can have a heart attack or stroke and you’re gone and that’s it. | Mitch Albom