The Time of My Life by Patrick Swayze and Lisa Niemi, pub 2009.

“It’s so hard to judge your own life, to know whether you’ve made a mark in this world. Doing this book was, in part, a quest to find that out for myself.”

I’ve always been in love with the characters Patrick Swayze played - from Johnny Castle to Dalton to Bodhi to Sam Wheat - he always stole the show with his style and class. How refreshing and unsurprising to learn that he truly was a talented and beautiful soul. He revered his father who taught him that having a gentle side doesn’t make you less of a man, it makes you a better one; and you might not always win, but you never, ever give up.

He had such passion and dedication for everything he tried his hand at, acting being just a small part of his persona. He was most at home as a dancer but he was a pilot and a songwriter and a horseman and woodworker too! 

Lisa and Patrick ended up getting 22 months together following the actor's stage iv pancreatic cancer diagnosis — and according to Lisa, her late husband of 34 years fought hard for every single second. (It’s important to note this is not a cancer memoir at all. His diagnosis is brought up only at the end of the book.) Sadly, Patrick Swayze passed away on September 14, 2009.

Who’s your favorite Patrick Swayze character? 
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