The Wish

by Nicholas Sparks

That was the thing about battling cancer. The waiting. So much of the last few years had been about waiting. Waiting for the appointment with the doctor, waiting for treatment, waiting to feel better after the treatment, waiting to see whether the treatment had worked, waiting until she was well enough to try something new.

And in the end, isn’t that the most important thing in life? To be truly known and loved by someone you’ve chosen?”

Everyone makes mistakes. All we can do is try to be the best version of ourselves as we move forward. In this case, if he asks, you can tell the truth, or you can lie. I suppose it comes down to the kind of person you want to see when you look in the mirror.”

The silence depressed me. It wasn’t the silence of silence. It was my own silence.

voice. I shall take you in the end, but first? I shall make your insides burn and force you to waste away. I’ll take your beauty and steal your hair and deprive you of conscious hours, until there’s nothing left but a skeletal shell…

love was the most powerful emotion of all, because it made you vulnerable to the possibility of losing everything that really mattered.

“But never forget that love is always stronger than fear. Love saved me, and I know it will save you, too.” They were her very last words.