Eventually I came across another passage. This is what it said: I am not commanding you, but I want to treat the sincerity of your love by comparing it to the earnestness of others. The words made me choke up again, and just as I was about to cry, the meaning of it suddenly became clear. God had finally answered me, and I suddenly knew what I had to do.
Nicholas SparksYou can't live your life for other people. You've got to do what's right for you, even if it hurts some people you love.
Nicholas SparksAs these images were going through my head, my breathing suddenly went still. I looked at Jamie, then up to the ceiling and around the room, doing my best to keep my composure, then back to Jamie again. She smiled at me and I smiled at her and all I could do was wonder how Iād ever fallen in love with a girl like Jamie Sullivan.
Nicholas SparksShe wanted something else, something different, something more. Passion and romance, perhaps, or maybe quiet conversations in candlelit rooms, or perhaps something as simple as not being second.
Nicholas SparksSometimes you have to be apart from people you love, but that doesn't make you love them any less. Sometimes you love them more.
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