Nicholas Sparks: Doing (page 2)

“As far as I can tell, dumping soda on people is the equivalent of ‘Hi, it’s nice to meet you’ in this part of the world. Frankly, I think standard greetings work better, but what do I know?”

“I do not need a reason to be angry with God.”

“I'm not sure anyone's life turns out exactly the way they imagine. All we can do is to try to make the best of it. Even when it seems impossible.”

“It might seem as the hardest thing to do, but you have to forget the guy who forgot about you.”

“Traveling has less to do with seeing things than experiencing them….”

“Maybe I don't want to be defined by what I do. Maybe I'd like to be defined by what I am.”

“I been watchin' you, workin day and night, slavin so hard you barely have time to catch your breath. People do that for three reasons. Either they crazy, or stupid, or tryin' to forget.”

“Deanna's voice softened. "Theresa, I know there's a part of you that believes you can change someone, but the reality is that you can't. You can change yourself, and Garrett can change himself, but you can't do it for him."”

“I'll think about you everyday. Part of me is scared that there'll come a time when you don't feel the same way, that you'll somehow forget about what we shared, so this is what I want to do forever.”

“Strange, what being forced to slow down could do to a person.”

“It’s never too late to do the right thing.”

“Find out who you are, and do it on purpose.”

“Love is sustained by action, a pattern of devotion in the things we do for each other every day.”

“if they were meant to be together they would find a way to do it.”

“It's a full moon here tonight, which makes me think of you. Because, I know that no matter what I am doing or where I am, this moon will always be the same size as yours, half a world away.”

“I cry to you, my Lord, my rock! Do not be deaf to me, for if you are silent, I shall go down to the pit like the rest. Hear my voice raised in petition as I cry to you for help, as I raise my hands, my Lord, toward your holy of holies.”

“Marriage is about compromise, it's about doing something for the other person, even when you don't want to.”

“I know we loved each other, but distance can do strange things to people and before I was willing to tell you about it, I wanted to be certain that it would last”

“The only thing I do know for sure is that if we both want to, we’ll find a way to make it work.”