For a moment, I wondered how different my life would have been had they been my parents, but I shook the thought away. I knew my father had done the best he could, and I had no regrets about the way I'd turned out. Regrets about the journey, maybe, but not the destination. Because however it had happened, I'd somehow ended up eating shrimp in a dingy downtown shack with a girl that I already knew I'd never forget.
Nicholas SparksAnd when I came in with tears in my eyes, you always knew whether I needed you to hold me or just let me be. I don't know how you knew, but you did, and you made it easier for me.
Nicholas SparksIt was one thing to divide the major assets, but how was it possible to divide the heart?
Nicholas SparksIโve lost someone, too,โ he reminded her. โItโs not the same!โ She squeezed the bridge of her nose, trying to stifle her tears. โI was so mean to him. I quit the piano! I blamed him for everything, and I didnโt say more than a few words to him for three years! Three years! And I canโt get those years back. But maybe if I hadnโt been so angry, he might not have gotten sick. Maybe I caused that extraโฆ stress that did all this. Maybe it was me!
Nicholas SparksBy reading a lot of novels in a variety of genres, and asking questions, it's possible to learn how things are done - the mechanics of writing, so to speak - and which genres and authors excel in various areas.
Nicholas SparksHe didn't believe in a God who sifted through prayers, answering some and ignoring others, no matter how unworthy or worthy a person might be. Instead, he preferred to believe in a God who bestowed all people with gifts and abilities and placed them in an imperfect world; only then was faith tested, only then could faith be earned.
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.
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