He looked at her. She was pretty still, with thick hair and soft eyes, and she moved so gracefully that it almost seemed as though she were gliding. He'd seen beautiful women before, though, women who caught his eye, but to his mind, they usually lacked the traits he found most desirable. Traits like intelligence, confidence, strength of spirit, passion, traits that inspired others to greatness, traits he aspired to himself.
Nicholas SparksIt's your eyes. They're ... more serious than they used to be. Like they've seen things they shouldn't have.
Nicholas SparksYet I have come to believe that while the past is unchangeable, our perceptions of is are malleable.
Nicholas SparksHe often felt that too many people lived their lives acting and pretending,wearing masks and losing themselves in the process.
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