"She laughed, and the sound was so..." - Quote by Nicholas Sparks

“He looked at her. She was pretty still, with thick hair and soft eyes, and she moved so gracefully that it almost seemed as though she were gliding. He'd seen beautiful women before, though, women who caught his eye, but to his mind, they usually lacked the traits he found most desirable. Traits like intelligence, confidence, strength of spirit, passion, traits that inspired others to greatness, traits he aspired to himself.”

“I steeled myself to focus only on the present yet remain alert to what might come next.”

“Gossip is one thing, hurtful gossip is completely another, and even in high school we weren't THAT mean.”

“There is joy in work. There is no happiness except in the realization that we have accomplished something.”

“Find a place inside where there's joy, and the joy will burn out the pain.”

“Be merry; you have cause, so have we all, of joy; for our escape is much beyond our loss . . . . then wisely weigh our sorrow with our comfort.”

“I'm happier. I guess I made up my mind to be that way.”

“True happiness comes from gaining insight and growing into your best possible self. Otherwise all you're having is immediate gratification pleasure, which is fleeting and doesn't grow you as a person.”

“It was wonderful, a stunning happy ending to what began as another tragic rock & roll story, as if Bob Dylan had been arrested in Miami for jacking off in a seedy little XXX theater while stroking the spine of a fat young boy.”