"Strange, what being forced to slow down could do to a person."
- Nicholas Sparks
"If pinpointing God's presence were really that simple, then he supposed the beaches would be more crowded in the mornings. They would be filled with people on their own quests, instead of people joggi..."
"More than anything, he wanted to return to the house with the same look of peace that he'd seen on Pastor Harris's face, but he trudged through the sand, he couldn't help feeling like an amateur, some..."
"EVERYONE MAKES MISTAKES, EVEN THE PERSONS WE LOVE."
"I mean, if the relationship can't survive the long term, why on earth would it be worth my time and energy for the short term?"
"It hadn't been so long ago, yet sometimes she felt that she'd been an altogether different person back then."
"Change not only was inevitable, but usually brought its own rewards."
"There are guys who grow up thinking they'll settle down some distant time in the future, and there are guys who are ready for marriage as soon as they meet the right person. The former bore me, mainly..."
"I don't care if your dad is the Sultan of Brunei. You happened to be born into a privileged family. What you do with that truth is completely up to you. I'm here because I want to be with you. But if ..."
"I don't hate it here," she said automatically. Surprising herself, she realized that as much as she'd been trying to convince herself otherwise, she was telling the truth. "It's just that I don't belo..."