She was a stranger now, but she'd been a friend once, and that was enough for him. - Nicholas Sparks

I'm of the opinion that anyone--even strangers--can sense the urgency of a request, and most people will usually do the right thing. … But when that didn't work, I offered to pay them.

Life, I've learned, is never fair. If they teach anything in schools, that should be it.

love wasn't possible in just a couple of days. Love could be set in motion quickly, but true love needed time to grow into something strong and enduring. Love was, above all, about commitment and dedication and a belief that spending years with a certain person would create something greater than the sum of what the two can accomplish separately.