A Walk to Remember

by Nicholas Sparks

God is out there watching you, even when you’re away from home, and that if you put your trust in God, you’ll be all right in the end.

Life, I’ve learned, is never fair. If people teach anything in school, that should be it.

Sometimes, when you remember the things you used to do, it makes you wince,

She smiled at me and I smiled at her and all I could do was wonder how I’d ever fallen in love with a girl like Jamie Sullivan.

all I can remember about the moment is that when our lips first touched, I knew the memory would last forever.

There was something nice when I kissed her, something gentle and right, and that was enough for me. The more I did it, the more I realized that Jamie had been misunderstood her entire life, not only by me, but by everyone.

“What’s your heart telling you to do?” “I don’t know.” “Maybe,” she said gently, “you’re trying too hard to hear it.”

Jamie was more than just the woman I loved. In that year Jamie helped me become the man I am today. With her steady hand she showed me how important it was to help others; with her patience and kindness she showed me what life is really all about. Her cheerfulness and optimism, even in times of sickness, was the most amazing thing I have ever witnessed.

I still love her, you see, and I’ve never removed my ring. In all these years I’ve never felt the desire to do so.