Quotes from book
The Rescue

The Rescue is a novel written by the American author Nicholas Sparks, first published in 2000. It debuted at number 2 on the New York Times Best Sellers list on October 8, 2000, and reached number 1 the following week. Sparks's son, Ryan, was the inspiration for the book.

“Youth offers the promise of happiness, but life offers the realities of grief.”
Source: 2000s, The Rescue (2000), Chapter 1, p. 9