He put his arms around her. โWell, in my defense, then, whatever I did seemed to work, didn't it?โ She sighed. โI suppose.โ โYou suppose?โ โWhat do you want? A medal?โ โFor starters. A trophy would be nice, too.โ She smiled. โWhat do you think you're holding right now?
Nicholas SparksI'll admit that it's not easy to get an agent, but becoming successful in anything requires perseverance.
Nicholas SparksPart of me aches at the thought of her being so close yet so untouchable, but her story and mine are different now. It wasn't easy for me to accept this simple truth, because there was a time when our stories were the same, but that was six years and two lifetimes ago.
Nicholas SparksYou should read something else." Why would he have done that to him?" I don't know," she said. Do you ever feel like Job?" She smiled, a little twinkle in her eyes. Sometimes." But you haven't lost your faith?" No," I knew she hadn't, but I think I was losing mine. Is it because you think you might get better?" No," she said,"its because its the only thing I have left.
Nicholas SparksShe liked to sit on the front porch in the afternoons and read books she'd checked out from the library. Aside from coffee, reading was her only indulgence.
Nicholas SparksHe felt as though he were failing in practically every area of his life. Lately, happiness seemed as distant and unattainable to him as space travel. He hadn't always felt this way. There had been a long period of time during which he remembered being very happy. But things change. People change. Change was one of the inevitable laws of nature, exacting its toll on people's lives. Mistakes are made, regrets form, and all that was left were repercussions that made something as simple as rising from the bed seem almost laborious.
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