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God's voice is usually nothing more than a whisper, and you have to listen very carefully to hear it. But other times, in those rarest of moments, the answer is obvious and rings as loud as a church bell.
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epiphany
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In October 1944, we were cruising near Samar, getting ready to help lead the invasion of the Philippines. We had thirteen ships in our group, which sounds like a lot, but aside from the carrier, it was mainly destroyers and escorts, so we didn't have much firepower. And then, on the horizon, we saw what seemed like the entire Japanese fleet coming toward us. Four battleships, eight cruisers, eleven destroyers, hell-bent on sending us to the..
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I've been lucky, for no one should ever be forced to march through life alone.
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Her mother had once told her that there were men who kept secrets bottled up inside and that it spelled trouble for the women who loved them. Denise instinctively knew the truth of her mother's statement, yet it was hard to reconcile her words with the love she felt for Taylor McAden.
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You don't understand -" "Like hell I don't!" Mitch said, slamming his beer glass onto the table. "Who do you think you are? You don't think I know? Hell, Taylor, I probably know you better than you know yourself. You think you're the only one with a shitty past? You think you're the only one who's always trying to change it? I have news for you. Everyone has crap in their background, everyone has things they wish they could undo. But most p..
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if he hadn't been following her, she doubted she'd be thinking about him at all. Yet he was still able to ruin her night, and that bothered her. Because she was allowing it to happen. Because she was giving him that power over her.
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He works at the kennel with Nana," Ben piped up. "And I think him and Mom are dating." At that, a stillness fell over a throng of admirers, punctuated by a few uncomfortable coughs."
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If conversation was the lyrics, laughter was the music,
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she was struck again by the intensity of his gaze. She wasn't used to being scrutinized this way--on the contrary, she often felt virtually invisible as she went through the well-worn circuit of her daily routines.
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Y ademas--prosiguio el-, no estoy seguro de que quiera ser tu amigo. --?Por que no? --Porque deseo algo mas.
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Nicholas Sparks |
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apropos
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Nicholas Sparks |
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They're beautiful. How did you know I loved roses?" "I didn't, but I've never heard of a woman who didn't, so I took a chance. a"
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Ruth Levinson Third grade teacher. She believes in me and I can be anything I want when I grow up. I can even change the world.
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Nicholas Sparks |
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Only those who are comfortable with each other can sit without speaking. This is the great paradox.
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the-notebook
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Nicholas Sparks |
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I am, however, of the opinion that something has been lost in the process: the simple joy of waking in the morning and having nothing whatsoever to do.
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Nicholas Sparks |
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Winston Churchill once described worry as a thin stream of fear trickling through the mind that, if encouraged, cuts a channel into which all other thoughts are drained.
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You are Hannah, a lover of life, a strength to those who shared in your friendships. You are a dream, a creator of happiness, an artist who has touched a thousand souls. You've led a full life and wanted for nothing, because your needs are spiritual and you have only to look inside you. You are kind and loyal, and you are able to see the beauty where others do not. You are a teacher of wonderful lessons, a dreamer of better things.
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If you'd rather not answer, you don't have to," Miles offered. "I'm sure it wouldn't change my impression of him, anyway." "And what impression is that?" "I don't like him." Sarah laughed. "Why do you say that?" "Because you don't like him." "You're pretty perceptive."
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How can you explain something that you cant even understand yourself
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Isn't that the tie Lily bought for your birthday?" Evan looked down to examine it. It was paisley, a kaleidoscope of color. "Yes it is, as a matter of fact. Good memory. What do you think? Too much?" "It doesn't matter what I think." "But you don't like it." "I think that if you want to wear it, you should wear it." Evan seemed momentarily undecided. "Why do you do that?" "Do what?" "Refuse to answer a simple question." "Because my opinion ..
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lys `ly 'n 'f`l m yf`lh lakhrwn , wlknny 'stTy` 'n 'f`l m ynsbny
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novel
others
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They're beautiful. How did you know I loved roses?" "I didn't, but I've never heard of a woman who didn't, so I took a chance."
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'n lHy@ fyh lmsrt w l'Hzn , wlm ykn l'mr ystHq lTq@ lynz`j lmr mn l'Hzn , lys l'nh l mfr mnh wHsb bl wl'nh tnqDy 'yDan
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novel
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That's what parenting is all about. Doing the best you can while being terrified of screwing up. Kids
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You have to understand that I'm not the girl I used to be," she said. "I'm a wife and a mother now, and like everyone else I'm not perfect. I struggle with the choices I've made and I make mistakes, and half the time I wonder who I really am or what I'm doing or whether my life means anything at all. I'm not special at all, Dawson, and you need to know that. You have to understand that I'm just... ordinary." "You're not ordinary." Her look ..
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The first time you fall in love, it changes you forever and no matter how hard you try, that feeling just never goes away.
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Nicholas Sparks |
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laid out. It has the most beautiful
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Is this Molly?" she asked. Gabby didn't bother to hide her surprise. Living in a small town still took some getting used to. "Yeah. I'm Gabby Holland." "Nice to meet you. I'm Terri, by the way. What a beautiful dog." "Thank you." "We were wondering when you'd get here. You have to get back to work, right?" She grabbed a clipboard. "Let me go ahead and get you set up in a room. You can do the paperwork there. That way, the vet can see you ri..
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There are too many fault lines to count now.
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fault-lines
life
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My Darling, It is late at night and though the words are coming hard to me, I can't escape the feeling that it's time that I finally answer your question. Of course I forgive you. I forgive you now, and I forgave you the moment I read your letter. In my heart, I had no other choice. Leaving you once was hard enough; to have done it a second time would have been impossible. I loved you too much to have let you go again. Though I'm still gr..
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Trust people," he would tell me, "until they give you a reason not to. And then never turn your back."
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The lessons my parents taught are still with me. I keep a tighter leash when raising my kids than my parents did, but I often find myself doing or saying the same things they did. My mom, for instance, was always cheerful when coming in from work; I try to behave the same way when I finish writing for the day. My dad would listen intently when I came to him with a problem, to help me find a way to solve it on my own; I try to do the same wi..
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parenting
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Follow your heart,"
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Nicholas Sparks |
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Oh, Garrett, who do you think it was that brought the bottle to her?"
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Nicholas Sparks |
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It was...the most difficult walk anyone ever had to make. In every way, a walk to remember."
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Nicholas Sparks |
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The past was gone, after all, and the future was the only thing they had left.
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Nicholas Sparks |