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The Wish The Wish by Nicholas Sparks
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“But never forget that love is always stronger than fear. Love saved me, and I know it will save you, too.”
Nicholas Sparks, The Wish
“And in the end, isn’t that the most important thing in life? To be truly known and loved by someone you’ve chosen?”
Nicholas Sparks, The Wish
“It’s important to remember that none of us is perfect. 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.”
Nicholas Sparks, The Wish
“love was the most powerful emotion of all, because it made you vulnerable to the possibility of losing everything that really mattered.”
Nicholas Sparks, The Wish
“Because we always bring ourselves with us wherever we go. It’s one of the universal truths of life.”
Nicholas Sparks, The Wish
“Not wanting to lose someone has its roots in fear.”
Nicholas Sparks, The Wish
“I've always believed that art and faith have much in common. Both allow people to explore the subtleties of their own emotions and to find their own answers to what the art represents to them. Your work and Trinity's always make me -think-, and more importantly, they make me -feel- in ways that often lead to a sense of wonder. Just like faith.

[Mark Price, to Maggie Dawes]”
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tags: art, faith
“teaching is impossible unless a student wants to learn.”
Nicholas Sparks, The Wish
“But never forget that love is always stronger than fear.”
Nicholas Sparks, The Wish
“...it dawned on me that love was the most powerful emotion of all, because it made you vulnerable to the possibility of losing everything that really mattered.

[Maggie Dawes]”
Nicholas Sparks, The Wish
tags: love, risk
“It's important to remember that none of us is perfect. 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.

[Linda Dawes, to niece Maggie]”
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“When I thought back, it seemed like I’d spent all my time trying to get people to like me, as opposed to figuring out whether I liked them.”
Nicholas Sparks, The Wish
“and I remember thinking that I wanted to be around someone like that forever. Someone who could laugh at the inconveniences of life and find joy in any occasion. That’s when I knew she was the one.”
Nicholas Sparks, The Wish
“What attracted you to the other person in the past, how did that person treat you in the past, how compatible were you in the past? It's the same questions in the present, except that a physical longing for the other person is added. The desire to touch and hold and kiss. And if all of the answers make you feel like you never want to be with anyone else, then it's probably love”
Nicholas Sparks, The Wish
“Wanting to be with someone is a positive thing. It's about love and respect and desire. But not wanting to lose someone isn't about those things. It's about fear.”
Nicholas Sparks, The Wish
“Art and photography allowed for the communication of new ideas, often in ways that words did not.”
Nicholas Sparks, The Wish
“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. Until her diagnosis, she’d viewed waiting for anything as an irritation, but waiting had slowly but surely become the defining reality of her life. Even now, she suddenly thought. Here I am, waiting to die.”
Nicholas Sparks, The Wish
“Visiting other places changes your perspective. It helps you understand that no matter where you are, or what country you’re in, people are pretty much the same everywhere.”
Nicholas Sparks, The Wish
“never forget that love is always stronger than fear. Love saved me, and I know it will save you, too.”
Nicholas Sparks, The Wish
“The silence depressed me. It wasn’t the silence of silence. It was my own silence.”
Nicholas Sparks, The Wish
“She said that life was about seasons, and that the season had changed.”
Nicholas Sparks, The Wish
“Gwen and I are going to make a quick run to the store to get some eggnog,” she said. “If you two want to get started on the lights, feel free. We’ll be back in a few minutes.”
Nicholas Sparks, The Wish
“Not wanting to lose someone has its roots in fear”
Nicholas Sparks, The Wish
“Because we always bring ourselves with us wherever we go. It's one of the universal truths of life.”
Nicholas Sparks, The Wish
“Because we both loved each other enough to allow the other to grow.”
Nicholas Sparks, The Wish
“Love was the most powerful emotion of all because it made you vulnerable to the possibility of losing everything that really mattered.”
Nicholas Sparks, The Wish
“It's important to remember that none of us is perfect. Everyone makes mistakes. All we can do is try to be the very best version of ourselves as we move forward.”
Nicholas Sparks, The Wish
“I wanted to be around someone like that forever. Someone who could laugh at the inconvenience of life and find joy in any occasion.”
Nicholas Sparks, The Wish
“And in the end isn't that the most important thing in life? To be truly known and loved by someone you've chosen”
Nicholas Sparks, The Wish
“I've always believed that art and faith have much in common. Both allow people to explore the subtlety of their own emotions and to find their own answers as to what the art represents to them.”
Nicholas Sparks, The Wish

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