Quotes from book
The Best of Me

The Best of Me
Nicholas Sparks

The Best of Me is an American romance novel, written by Nicholas Sparks.

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“Love, after all, always said more about those who felt it than it did about the ones they loved.”

Nicholas Sparks book The Best of Me

Dawson Cole, Chapter 11, p. 174
Source: 2009, The Best of Me (2011)

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“…I said everything that matters… Don't take my advice. Or anyone's advice. Trust yourself. For good or for bad, happy or unhappy, it's your life, and what you do with it has always been entirely up to you.”

Nicholas Sparks book The Best of Me

Evelyn Collier, Chapter 15, p. 223
Source: 2009, The Best of Me (2011)

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“Dawson, she knew, had saved Alan's life- but in the end, he'd saved Jared's as well. And for her that meant… everything. '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 book The Best of Me

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“It takes a long time to grow an old friend. Trust is built one single moment at a time.”

Nicholas Sparks book The Best of Me

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“The truth is, the world isn't easy for any of us. It never has been and it never will be.”

Nicholas Sparks book The Best of Me

Source: The Best of Me

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“You're still alive. And that means you'll love and be loved… and in the end, nothing else really matters.”

Nicholas Sparks book The Best of Me

Source: The Best of Me

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“Life was messy. Always had been and always would be and that was just the way it was, so why bother complaining? You either did something about it or you didn’t, and then you lived with the choice you made.”

Nicholas Sparks book The Best of Me

Source: The Best of Me