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“Life is too short to be anything but real with the cast of characters God has placed in the story of your life. Love well, laugh often, and find your life in Christ. Don't hide away or be a follower. Be the wonderful unique person God made you to be, and know that your purpose will always be best when defined by your faith in him”
― Karen Kingsbury, Unlocked

“She'd always believed that people come in two varieties: those who look out the windshield and those who stare in the rearview mirror. She'd(Julie) always been the windshield type: gotta focus on the future, not the past, because that's the only part that's still up for grabs. Mom throws me out? Gotta get some food and find a place to live. Husband dies? Gotta keep working, or I'll end up going crazy. Got some guy stalking me? Gotta figure out a way to stop it.”
― Nicholas Sparks, The Guardian

“There was no pretention here, no hidden meanings in the phrases they spoke, no elaborate plans designed to impress the other. Though it had always been easy to spend time with Mike, she suddenly realized that in the whirlwind of the past couple of weeks, she'd almost forgot how much she enjoyed it.”
― Nicholas Sparks, The Guardian

“It was funny that you know someone for years but still discover something you never noticed before.”
― Nicholas Sparks, The Guardian

“Most people lived under the illusion that they were in control of their lives, but that wasn’t completely true. Yeah, you could decide what to have for breakfast and what to wear and all those little things, but as soon as you stepped out into the world, you were pretty much at the mercy of everyone else around you, and all you could do was hope that if they were having a bad day, they wouldn’t decide to take it out on you.”
― Nicholas Sparks, The Guardian

“Gifts of the heart can't be claimed by anyone except the giver.”
― Nicholas Sparks, The Wedding

“there are moments when I’m struck by a deep sense of wonder.”
― Nicholas Sparks, The Wedding

“It’s funny, but have you ever noticed that the more special something is, the more people seem to take it for granted? It’s like they think it won’t ever change. Just like this house here. All it ever needed was a little attention, and it would never have ended up like this in the first place.”
― Nicholas Sparks, The Wedding

“You're going to come across people in your life who will say all the right words at all the right times. But in the end, it's always their actions you should judge them by. It's actions, not words, that matter.”
― Nicholas Sparks, The Rescue

“People come, people go – they’ll drift in and out of your life, almost like characters in a favorite book. When you finally close the cover, the characters have told their story and you start up again with another book, complete with new characters and adventures. Then you find yourself focusing on the new ones, not the ones from the past.”
― Nicholas Sparks, The Rescue

“Never forget that God is your friend. And like all friends, He longs to hear what's been happening in your life. Good or bad, whether it's been full of sorrow or anger, or even when you're questioning why terrible things have to happen.”
― Nicholas Sparks, The Last Song

“I call it God Light, because it reminds me of heaven. Every time the light shines through the window we built or any window at all, you'll know I'm right there with you, okay? That's going to be me. I'll be the light in the window.”
― Nicholas Sparks, The Last Song

“He finally understood that God's presence was everywhere, at all times, and was experienced by everyone at one time or another.”
― Nicholas Sparks, The Last Song

“If pinpointing God's presence were really that simple, then he supposed the beaches would be more crowded in the mornings. They would be filled with people on their own quests, instead of people jogging or walking their dogs or fishing in the surf.”
― Nicholas Sparks, The Last Song

“God's voice is usually nothing more than a whisper, and you have to listen very carefully to hear it. But other times, in those rarest of moments, the answer is obvious and rings as loud as a church bell.”
― Nicholas Sparks, The Last Song

“I regard my Christian faith as the greatest gift I’ve ever been given, and I will dwell no more on this except to say that in retrospect, I think I always knew there was something missing in my life.”
― Nicholas Sparks, The Wedding

“Aside from coffee, reading was her only indulgence.”
― Nicholas Sparks, Safe Haven

“Loving someone and having them love you back is the most precious thing in the world.”
― Nicholas Sparks, The Rescue

“He'd simply been around long enough to know that fairy tales seldom came true”
― Nicholas Sparks, A Bend in the Road

“A life, after all, is simply a series of little lives, each of them lived one day at a time, and every single one of those days has choices and consequences. Piece by piece, those decisions help to form the people we become.”
― Nicholas Sparks, Every Breath

“being loved deeply by someone gives you strength, and loving someone deeply gives you courage.”
― Nicholas Sparks, Every Breath

“Falling in love is the easy part; making that love last amid life’s varied challenges is an elusive dream for many.”
― Nicholas Sparks, Every Breath

“Trust people, until they give you a reason not to. And then never turn your back”
― Nicholas Sparks, The Longest Ride

“True love is rare, and it's the only thing that gives life real meaning.”
― Nicholas Sparks, Message in a Bottle

“Life is long. Just because you don't get your chance right when you want or expect it doesn't mean it won't come. Fate doesn't punch a time clock or consult a schedule.”
― Sarah Dessen, The Moon and More

“The truth was, there was no way everything could be the Best. Sometimes, when it came to events and people, it had to be okay to just be.”
― Sarah Dessen, The Moon and More

“With love like that, you can't get pick about how it finds you or the details. All that matters is that it's there. Better late than never.”
― Sarah Dessen, The Moon and More

“Music is a total constant. That's why we have such a strong visceral connection to it, you know? Because a song can take you back instantly to a moment, or a place, or even a person. No matter what else has changed in your or the world, that one song says the same, just like that moment.”
― Sarah Dessen, Just Listen

“And in that moment, if only for that moment, we were right where we were supposed to be.”
― Sarah Dessen, Along for the Ride

“Love is so unpredictable. That's what makes it so great.”
― Sarah Dessen, This Lullaby