The Best of Me

by Nicholas Sparks

Throw any two people together, add the inevitable ups and downs, give the mixture a vigorous stir, and a few stormy arguments were inevitable, no matter how much the couple loved each other.

Comfort and familiarity were wonderful, but they also dulled passion and excitement. Predictability and habit made surprises almost impossible.

It was a myth that every mother and daughter were best friends, but friendship was far less important than family.

What the younger generation didn’t understand was that the grass was greenest where it’s watered, which meant that both Frank and Amanda had to get out their hoses if they wanted to make things better.

It takes a long time to grow an old friend, and trust is built a single moment at a time.

This is our place, a tiny corner of the world where love can make anything possible.