“…you have to give them both credit for being good parents simply because of the way their kids turned out. We're happily married, successful, ethical, and we remained close as siblings. If your kids can say the same thing later in life, won't you think you did a good job as a parent?”

—  Nicholas Sparks

Dana Sparks, Chapter 14, p. 247
2000s, Three Weeks with My Brother (2004)

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