He was the toast to her butter. Nicholas Sparks More Quotes by Nicholas Sparks More Quotes From Nicholas Sparks As a girl, she had come to believe in the ideal man -- the prince or knight of her childhood stories. In the real world, however, men like that simply didn't exist. Nicholas Sparks girlreallife And for just a fleeting moment, a tiny wisp of time that hung in the air like fireflies in summer skies, she wondered if she was in love with him again. Nicholas Sparks fireflyairsummer What happens in the past, is in the past. But don't be surprised if it comes back and haunts you. Nicholas Sparks ifshappenspast Like her father, he wasn't comfortable sharing his thoughts and feelings. She tried to explain that she needed to be closer to him, but it had never seemed to make a difference. Nicholas Sparks differencesfeelingsfather It was a lesson that I would learn in time though it wasn't Hegbert who taught me. Nicholas Sparks taughtlessons Angela had done a marvelous job, I tell you. The puke was everywhere except the toilet. The walls, the floor, the sinks - even on the ceiling, though don't ask me how she did that. So there I was, perched on all fours, cleaning up the puke at the homecoming dance in my best blue suit, which was exactly what I had wanted to avoid in the first place. And Jamie, my date, was on all fours, too, doing exactly the same thing. Nicholas Sparks wallbluejobs As they spoke, the only thing I could think about was that scene from Julius Caesar where Brutus stabs him in the back. Et tu, Eric? Nicholas Sparks brutusericthinking Believe it or not, that was the first time I recognized that in some ways she was just like the rest of us. Nicholas Sparks believewayfirsts My daddy used to tell me 'the first time you fall in love it changes your life forever, and no matter how hard you try, the feelin' never goes away. This girl you been tellin' me about was your first love. And no matter what you do, she'll stay with you forever. Nicholas Sparks first-lovefalling-in-lovegirl 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. Nicholas Sparks termimportantmight Toward the end of their relationship she'd told him once, "I wish I could give you what you're looking for, but I don't know what it is. There's a part of you that you keep closed off from everyone, including me. Its as if I'm not the one you're really with. Your mind is on someone else." He tried to deny it, but she didn't believe him. "I'm a woman - I know these things. When you look at me sometimes, I know you're seeing someone else. Its like you keep waiting for her to pop out of thin air to take you away from all this. Nicholas Sparks airgivingbelieve "Please... don't ask me to go with you, because if you do, I'll go. Please don't ask me to tell Frank about us, because I'll do that, too. Please don't ask me to give up my responsibilities or break up my family"... "I love you, and if you love me, too, then you just can't ask me to do these things. Because I don't trust myself enough to say no." Nicholas Sparks giving-upresponsibilitylove-you I gave you the best of me, he'd told her once, and with every beat of her son's heart, she knew he'd done exactly that. Nicholas Sparks doneheartson Change isn't always for the best. Nicholas Sparks best-of-me After I got shot, you want to know the very first thing that entered my mind? The U.S. Mint. I am coin in the U.S. Army. Now, I have two small holes in me. I'm no longer perfectly culled. Do you want to know the very last thing that entered my mind, You. Nicholas Sparks armymindtwo Never forget that anticipation is an important part of life. Nicholas Sparks never-forgetanticipationimportant Life, he decided, was for living, not for having, and he wanted to experience every moment that he could. Nicholas Sparks decidedmomentswanted I want to be with you as much as possible, Ronnie. You're smart and funny and you're honest. I trust you. I trust us. Yeah, I'm leaving and you're going back home. But neither of those things changes the way I feel about you. And my feelings aren't going to change simply because I'm going to Vanderbilt. I love you more than I've ever loved anyone. Nicholas Sparks i-love-you-moresmarthome If you simply ignored the feeling, you would never know what might happen, and in many ways that was worse than finding out in the first place. Because if you were wrong, you could go forward in your life without ever looking back over your shoulder and wondering what might have been. Nicholas Sparks regretfeelingsmight Yet losing him seemed unbearable. He was the one she loved, the one she would always love, and as he leaned in to kiss her, she gave herself over to him. While he held her close, she ran her hands over his shoulders and back, feeling the strength in his arms. She knew he’d wanted more in their relationship than she’d been willing to offer, but here and now, she suddenly knew she had no other choice. There was only this moment, and it was theirs. Nicholas Sparks kissingchoiceshands
