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| Link | Quote | Stars | Tags | Author |
| 58ebf92 | As he lay on the couch, he reflected that he wanted to be the same kind of father someday. | Nicholas Sparks | ||
| 5399e9e | But growing up hadn't been all cupcakes and parties, and he could remember wishing for a different life. | Nicholas Sparks | ||
| 2acd5f2 | Although he had certain talents as a musician and a composer, he lacked the charisma or showmanship or whatever it was that made a performer stand out | Nicholas Sparks | ||
| 86bfbae | Poets often describe love as an emotion that we can't control, one that overwhelms logic and common sense. That's what it was like for me. I didn't plan on falling in love with you, and I doubt if you planned on falling in love with me. But once we met, it was clear that neither of us could control what was happening to us. We fell in love, despite our differences, and once we did, something rare and beautiful was created. For me, love like.. | poetic poetry romance romantic | Nicholas Sparks | |
| 20bdc75 | And it's funny because it was my grandpa who painted it shut (window) in the first place, and he had a whole storage shed full of just about every tool you could imagine. He was one of those guys who thought he could fix anything, but it never worked out quite as well as he planned. He was more of a visionary than a nuts -and bolts kind of guy. | Nicholas Sparks | ||
| 1e05024 | more time she'd spent with him, the more convinced she became that he was by far the sexiest guy she'd ever met. Who else did she know who could work with his hands the way he did? Who could make her laugh? Who was smart and charming, self-reliant and tender? | Nicholas Sparks | ||
| b571a86 | My life is infinitely better for having you in it. And that's what makes all of this so hard; it's why I can't seem to find the words I need. It scares me to know that all of this will be ending soon | Nicholas Sparks | ||
| 234dde4 | It's just that sometimes our future is dictated by what we are, as opposed to what we want. | Nicholas Sparks | ||
| 0f8ed09 | I finished your song, she said. Our last song. | Nicholas Sparks | ||
| 26e1a7c | It is powerful- a symbol, a circle- and I know, I know, there could never have been another one. | Nicholas Sparks | ||
| 7d1a38f | El amor es paciente, es bondadoso. El amor no es envidioso, ni jactancioso, ni orgulloso. No se comporta con rudeza, no es egoista, no se enoja facilmente, no guarda rencor. El amor no se deleita en la maldad, sino que se regocija con la verdad. Todo lo disculpa, todo lo cree, todo lo espera, todo lo soporta. | Nicholas Sparks | ||
| 369e971 | If Mark's words had once made him angry, Martha's words left him stunned. He started to try to talk her out of it, but Martha gently cut him off. "Will you really miss me?" she said. "We hardly know each other anymore." "I can change," he said. Martha smiled. "I know you can. And you should. But you should do it because you want to, not because you think I want you to." | Nicholas Sparks | ||
| 59c5e5c | She saw in his eyes that he knew she was thinking about him. She liked the fact that he knew it, and she hoped he had been thinking about her as well. | Nicholas Sparks | ||
| f36b420 | In college, there aren't many guys like that, and why would there be? When girls just give it away for nothing? I mean, I can understand why you'd sleep with someone if you love them, but if you barely know them? What's the point? It just cheapens it. | Nicholas Sparks | ||
| 30f84fb | While she was glad that these bouts of anxiety no longer overwhelmed her, it also meant she was getting comfortable here, and that scared her. Because being comfortable meant she might lower her guard, and she could never let that happen. | Nicholas Sparks | ||
| c14b247 | The steady rhythm of her footfalls set her mind adrift | Nicholas Sparks | ||
| 4d1bab3 | One would say something that challenged the other, often leading to an argument, and she realized how much she'd missed that. Not because they fought, but because of the trust it implied and the forgiveness that inevitably followed. | Nicholas Sparks | ||
| af3adb3 | Hi," she said. The gloomy interior of the car lit up with a warm green glow and the scent of sage filled the air. Virginia rubbed her forefinger and thumb together, and in the mirror, Josh saw a tiny ball of green energy appear. She flicked the ball at the motorcyclist. "You missed!" Dee snapped. "Here,let me..." "Patience,Doctor,patience," Virginia said. The rubber on the bike's front tire abruptly crumbled to black powder. Spokes collapse.. | Michael Scott | ||
| 273f28f | 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. | epiphany god listen religion | Nicholas Sparks | |
| 1767d44 | 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.. | Nicholas Sparks | ||
| 80559a7 | I've been lucky, for no one should ever be forced to march through life alone. | Nicholas Sparks | ||
| a22f9be | 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. | Nicholas Sparks | ||
| 006648d | 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.. | Nicholas Sparks | ||
| 2efe43e | 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. | Nicholas Sparks | ||
| 9dbf8bd | 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." | Nicholas Sparks | ||
| c661d34 | If conversation was the lyrics, laughter was the music, | Nicholas Sparks | ||
| 3788634 | 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. | Nicholas Sparks | ||
| 4b7aa0f | Y ademas--prosiguio el-, no estoy seguro de que quiera ser tu amigo. --?Por que no? --Porque deseo algo mas. | Nicholas Sparks | ||
| e11c360 | apropos | Nicholas Sparks | ||
| 82a50eb | 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" | Nicholas Sparks | ||
| 647d34f | 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. | Nicholas Sparks | ||
| 1a39b89 | Only those who are comfortable with each other can sit without speaking. This is the great paradox. | the-notebook | Nicholas Sparks | |
| 28a18c5 | 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. | Nicholas Sparks | ||
| 34bf056 | 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. | Nicholas Sparks | ||
| 4612db9 | 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. | Nicholas Sparks | ||
| e56f55b | 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." | Nicholas Sparks | ||
| 92174bd | How can you explain something that you cant even understand yourself | Nicholas Sparks | ||
| 685ed66 | 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 .. | tie | Nicholas Sparks | |
| 280c6fa | One of my pet peeves was when an adult imagined they had to encapsulate Life for you, hand you Life in a jar, in an eyedropper, in a penguin paperweight full of snow-A Collector's Dream. | life life-lessons patronizing pet-peeves teenagers | Marisha Pessl | |
| 9a7b9bc | I actually felt awed by the remote possibilities of the person liked ever liking you back a corresponding amount. | fiction marisha-pessl possibilities relationships romance the-odds | Marisha Pessl | |
| 4302a25 | The body shuts down when it's too sad," said my dad." | Marisha Pessl | ||
| 25d5c49 | I'd actually questioned my sanity, wondered if this was it: the substandard past few years had finally led to a mental break with reality, and now, floodgates open, there'd be no limit to the fiends I'd encounter. They'd simply crawl out of my head, down into the world. | sanity | Marisha Pessl | |
| c726e13 | When he talked about a Higher Power, he used words like , and . It was something that "got you through the tough times," which "any young person could manage with a little hard work, trust and tenacity." God was a trip to Cancun." | Marisha Pessl | ||
| 3ddd9be | they're weak, petty, so apathetic about this gift of life as if it were all a mere Pepsi commercial. | Marisha Pessl |