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A Bend in the Road

A Bend in the Road

A Bend in the Road is the fifth novel by the American author Nicholas Sparks, who also wrote the romance love novels A Walk to Remember, The Notebook, and The Rescue. It was published in 2001. The story was inspired by Sparks's brother-in-law, Bob.


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“grown-ups always say that things are complicated.”

Jonah Ryan, Chapter 37, p. 336
Variant: I don't want to be a grown-up. … Because grown-ups always say that things are complicated.
Source: 2000s, A Bend in the Road (2001)

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“If it's over--if it's really over--then don't let it screw up the rest of your life.”

Charlie Curtis, Chapter 37, p. 339
Source: 2000s, A Bend in the Road (2001)

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