Traveling has less to do with seeing things than experiencing them.... - Nicholas Sparks

If you discovered something that made you tighten inside, you had better try to learn more about it.

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.

[Written on back of photograph of Ruth and Daniel]
"Ruth Levinson</br>Third grade teacher.</br>She believes in me and I can be anything I want when I grow up.</br>I can even change the world."