Emotions come and go and can't be controlled so there's no reason to worry about them. That in the end, people should be judged by their actions since in the end it was actions that defined everyone.
Early on, he'd learned to enjoy simple things, things that couldn't be bought, and he had a hard time understanding people who felt otherwise.
Don't take my advice. Or anyone's advice. Trust yourself. For good or for bad, happy or unhappy, it's your life, and what you do with it has always been entirely up to you.
Dean: If there is a greater power, why is it he can't get you a new sweater?Jamie: Because, he's too busy looking for your brain.
Can I have a Happy Meal?don't you think you're getting a little old for that?I'm only seven, Dad.
But...as bad as it was, I learned something about myself. That I could go through something like that and survive. I mean, I know it could have been worse--a lot worse-- but for me, it was all I could...
But a risk-free life wasn't much of a life, really, and if she was going to change, she might as well start now.
Being with him was like toast and butter from the very beginning.
Beauty might prevail in the very short term, but in the medium and longer terms, cultural norms - primarily those values and norms influenced by family - were more important.
And while he was doing those things, he thought about Allie and the love that was missing from both their lives.
And some time after midnight on that clear October evening, Noah was overcome with longing. And if anyone had seen him, they would have seen what looked like an old man, someone who'd aged a lifetime...
And if you think that you're showing your love to Catherine by suffering the way you've been doing, then somewhere along the way, I must have messed up in raising you.You didn't mess up....I must have...
And here it will end, one way or the other, she whispered again
And for an instant, I fantasized about wrapping my arms around her right then and there.
An ordinary beginning, something that would have been forgotten had it been anyone but her. But as he shook her hand and met those striking emerald eyes, he knew before he'd taken his next breath that...
Allie noticed it all, every sound, every thought. Her senses had come alive, invigorating her, and she felt her mind drifting through the last few weeks.
All I know is that I feel in love with you, and I've never been more frightened about anything in my entire life.
A truth emerges in any long marriage, and the truth is this: Our spouses sometimes know us better than we even know ourselves.
A story about family, first loves, second chances, and the moments in life that leads you back home
A living poem had always been the words that came to mind when he tried to describe her to others.