Message in a Bottle

by Nicholas Sparks

Things changed, people changed, and the world went rolling along right outside the window.

Deanna whispered in Theresa’s ear, “Take it from me. Let a man play golf and he’ll never raise a fuss about anything.”

“Nothing that’s worthwhile is ever easy. Remember that.”

True love is rare, and it’s the only thing that gives life real meaning.”

He watched as the car moved farther into the distance, becoming smaller with each passing moment. His lungs burned, but he kept on going, racing a sense of futility.

We spend so much time making up for things we failed to say, she mused. If only, she began for the thousandth time, the images of those days beginning to flash behind her eyes like a slide show she was powerless to stop. If only…

“Oh, Garrett,” she finally said as she gently touched my face, “who do you think it was that brought the bottle to her?”

This was from the dream that he had about his late wife.