Every Breath

by Nicholas Sparks

The destiny that matters most in anyone’s life is the one concerning love.

“Some might dispute the facts, but memories aren’t always about facts.”

I believe that the story has larger value and meaning: the power to remind us that there are times when destiny and love collide.

A life, after all, is simply a series of little lives, each of them lived one day at a time, and every single one of those days has choices and consequences. Piece by piece, those decisions help to form the people we become.

Falling in love is the easy part; making that love last amid life’s varied challenges is an elusive dream for many.

“One of the great things about a leaf,” he said to her, “is that it reminds you to live as well as you can for as long as you can, until it’s finally time to let go and allow yourself to drift away with grace.”

Winston Churchill once described worry as a thin stream of fear trickling through the mind that, if encouraged, cuts a channel into which all other thoughts are drained.”

being loved deeply by someone gives you strength, and loving someone deeply gives you courage.

Loving you has made me more than I was.

Memories are a doorway to the past, and the more one treasures the memories, the wider the door will open.

“Grief is always the price we pay for love,”

I think it’s human nature to want what we might not be able to have.”

We can travel, but we don’t have to. We can cook together, or eat out every meal. It doesn’t matter to me. I just want to hold you, and love you with every breath that you or I ever take. I don’t care how long it lasts, and I don’t care how sick you get. I just want you.