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I suddenly understood that even love and caring weren't always enough. They were the concrete bricks of our relationship, but unstable without the mortar of time spent together, time without the threat of imminent separation hanging over us. (Nicholas Sparks)
I hadn't done any of the things that I normally did with girls, yet somehow I'd fallen in love. View quote
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If it's over--if it's really over--then don't let it screw up the rest of your life. View quote
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Sometimes there would be someone else out there, someone she didn't know, but when they saw each other each would nod, as if making a secret pact. No question, no small talk..agreed. View quote
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Gifts of the heart can't be claimed by anyone except the giver. View quote
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People want to believe that every marriage is perfect balance but it isn't. One person always loves more deeply than the other. View quote
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It's okay to be sad. Everyone gets sad now and then. Even me. View quote
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Early on, he'd learned to enjoy simple things, things that couldn't be bought, and he had a hard time understanding people who felt otherwise. View quote
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One day, you're going to learn something that can't be explained with science. And when that happens, your life's going to change in ways you can't imagine. View quote
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Love could be set in motion quickly, but true love needed time to grow into something strong and enduring. Love was, above all, about commitment and dedication and a belief that spending years with a certain person would create something greater than the sum of what the two could accomplish separately. Only time, however, could show whether you'd been accurate in your judgment. View quote
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I've come to understand that arguing with her about it has never solved anything. So instead of denying it, I've learned to take her hands, look her in the eyes, and respond with those three magic words that every woman wants to hear: "You're right, sweetheart." (Nicholas Sparks)
I can't make this decision for you, Allie, this one's all yours. I want you to know, though, that I love you. And I always will. I know that doesn't help, but it's all I can do. View quote
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Relationships are the most important thing in life, and friends are part of that. View quote
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Life was about spending time together, about having the time to walk together holding hands, talking quietly as they watched the sun go down. It wasn't glamorous, but it was, in many ways, the best that life had to offer. Wasn't that how the old saying went? Who, on their deathbed, ever said they wished they had worked harder? Or spent less time enjoying a quiet afternoon? Or spent less time with their family? View quote
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The first thing I did when I sold my book was buy a new wedding ring for my wife and asked her to marry me all over again. View quote
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Above all, a query letter is a sales pitch and it is the single most important page an unpublished writer will ever write. It's the first impression and will either open the door or close it. It's that important, so don't mess it up. Mine took 17 drafts and two weeks to write. View quote
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Focus in on the genre you want to write, and read books in that genre. A LOT of books by a variety of authors. And read with questions in your mind. View quote
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My daddy said, that the first time you fall in love, it changes you forever and no matter how hard you try, that feeling just never goes away. View quote
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She leaned into me, and when I closed my eyes, I knew I wanted nothing more than to hold her this way forever. View quote
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A story about family, first loves, second chances, and the moments in life that leads you back home. View quote
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...I learned that it's possible to go on, no matter how impossible it seems, and that in time, the grief...lessens. It may not ever go away completely, but after a while it's not overwhelming. (Nicholas Sparks)
Spending time with you showed me what I've been missing in my life. View quote
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In our time together, you claimed a special place in my heart, one I'll carry with me forever and that no one can ever replace. View quote
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Someday you'll find someone special again. People who've been in love once usually do. It's in their nature. View quote
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People want pretty much the same things: They wanted to be happy. Most young people seemed to think that those things lay somewhere in the future, while most older people believed they lay in the past. View quote
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