"It was inevitable, of course, but somehow..." - Quote by Nicholas Sparks

“Who did she know in Raleigh who took the time off to fix a house? Or read Whitman or Eliot, finding images in the mind, thoughts of the spirit? Or hunted dawn from the bow of a canoe? These weren't the things that drove society, but she felt they shouldn't be treated as unimportant. They made living worthwhile.”

“Life was about spending time together , about having the time to walk together holding hands, talking quietly as the sun go down. It wasn't glamorous, but it was, in many ways, the best that life has to offer. Wasn't that how the old saying went? Who, on their deathbed, ever said they wished they had worked harder? Or spent less time enjoying a quiet afternoon? Or spent less time with their family?”

“I do love you. I mean, love has nothing to do with this.”

“Perfect happiness, even in memory, is not common.”

“I have a hard time memorizing stuff. I'm always in the process of writing a new song, so trying to learn a new one takes a minute.”

“It is a surprising and memorable, as well as valuable experience, to be lost in the woods any time.”

“No taste of food, no feel of water, no sound of wind, no memory of tree or grass or flower, no image of moon or star are left to me. I am naked in the dark, Sam, and there is no veil between me and the wheel of fire. I begin to see it even with my waking eyes, and all else fades.”

“A thought Of that late death took all my heart for speech.”

“Death is my son-in-law, death is my heir.”