...when a wife wouldn't testify, little punishment was meted out. Alex came to understand that only those who pressed charges ever became truly free, because the life they were leading was a prison, even if most of them wouldn't admit it.
Nicholas SparksBefore we met, I was as lost as a person could be and yet you saw something in me that somehow gave me direction again.
Nicholas SparksI'd have to swing by the house first to change into something more comfortable.โ โThat's fine,โ he said. โI'm all for you changing into something more comfortable.โ โI'll bet you are,โ she said knowingly. โNow, don't start getting fresh,โ he said, feigning offense. โI don't think we know each other well enough for that.
Nicholas Sparks