“Maybe all the people who say ghosts don't exist are just afraid to admit that they do.”
Source: The Neverending Story
“I just tell people what they already know but are afraid to admit to themselves.”
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Nicholas Sparks
,
book
Safe Haven
Jo, Chapter 25, p. 203
Source: 2009, Safe Haven (2010)
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