A Tuesday with Mitch Albom: Inspirational author talks 'Morrie' 25 years later, what's next, and what's now

The "Tuesdays with Morrie" author celebrates the 25th anniversary of his book, telling Fox News Digital how his professor's lessons have become three-dimensional for him.

"Tuesdays with Morrie" is…the wisdom of an older man, but it's the curiosity of a younger man." - Mitch Albom "Morrie certainly believed in the connective tissue of humanity. And I do, too." - Mitch Albom

Today, 25 years later, Albom has assumed the role of the teacher — Morrie's role, perhaps — allowing the professor's timeless lessons to live on not just in his widely circulated "Tuesdays with Morrie," but in every book, conversation, and choice since.

Released in 1997, "Tuesdays with Morrie" - a book about "An Old Man, a Young Man, and Life’s Greatest Lesson" - was almost never made, as most publishers were leery to take on the young journalist's memoir."We didn't think anybody was going to read it. I only wrote it to pay Morrie's medical bills," Albom told Fox News Digital on Tuesday. "And we were so shut out by publishers and so discouraged by publishers, most of whom said, 'not interested. Boring. Depressing. You're a sports writer. Nobody's going to be interested in hearing this from you.'"Eventually, thanks to publisher Doubleday, the just-under-200-page book saw the light of day, hit the bestseller charts, and funded Morrie's medical bills from whatever profits Albom initially made."The rest was just gravy," Albom said.