The secret is to know how to lie" he used to say, " and to know when someone's lying to you". His father, Steve eventually decided, must have known how to lie.

Everyone has a past, but that's just it--it's in the past. You can learn from it, but you can't change it.

Quote of the day: The most difficult journeys often take us where we were meant to go... By: Nicholas Sparks

If it makes you feel better, I promise to forget.

That's the difference between family and friends. Family is always there, no matter what, even when it's not right next door. Which means that you'll find a way to keep the connection alive. Especially since you realize how important it is.

The sky grew darker and the moon rose higher as the evening wore on. and without either or them being conscious of it, they began to regain the intimacy, the bond of familiarity, they had once shared.

That speaking the words, even if true, had little power to change the inevitable or even make him feel much better.