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There is nothing like love. You should try it.” Thibault shrugged. “Maybe one day.
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She'd always believed that people come in two varieties: those who look out the windshield and those who stare in the rearview mirror. She'd always been the windshield type: gotta focus on the future, not the past, because that's the only part that's still up for grabs. Mom throws me out? Gotta get some food and find a place to live. Husband dies? Gotta keep working, or I'll end up going crazy. Got some guy stalking me? Gotta figure out a way to stop it.
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It takes a long time to grow an old friend. Trust is built one single moment at a time.
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It's strange, I think, the way our lives turn out. Moments of circumstance, when later combined with conscious decisions and actions and a boatload of hope, can eventually forge a future that seems predestined.
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A person with autism lives in his own world, while a person with Asperger's lives in our world, in a way of his own choosing.
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How can I tell them that I love them if I'm no longer there?
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Spreading the news is your duty as a Christian, and there are many ways to do this.
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What was it, he wondered for the hundredth time, that enabled Pastor Harris to hear the answers in his heart? What did he mean when he said he felt God’s presence? Steve supposed he could ask Pastor Harris directly, but he doubted that would do any good. How could anyone explain such a thing? It would be like describing colors to someone blind from birth: The words might be understood, but the concept would remain mysterious and private.
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As Logan walked towards her, he smiled as if reading her mind and opened his arms.
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We fell in love, despite our differences, and once we did, something rare and beautiful was created. For me, love like that has only happened once, and that's why every minute we spent together has been seared in my memory. I'll never forget a single moment of it.
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What mattered most was knowing that love was mine to give, without strings or expectations.
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People are self-absorbed. I think that the mass ability of communication now probably allows individuals to meet more self-absorbed individuals. It has certainly changed the way that people meet.
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As compromised as their marriage might be, part of her still believed in her vows. She loved the man he'd been, and she loved the man she knew he could be.
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Does trust have to be earned. Or is it simply a matter of faith?
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A surprise trigonometry quiz that everyone in class fails? Must be in the Lord’s plan to give us challenges.
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I know. You could never hid anything. Your eyes always gave you away. You had the most wonderful eyes I'd ever seen." She lifted her head from his shoulder and looked discretely at him. When she spoke, her voice was barely above a whisper. "I think I loved you more that summer than I ever loved anyone.
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I am still yours, Allie, my queen, my timeless beauty. You are, and always have been, the best thing in my life.
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But when the Holy Spirit controls our lives, he will produce this kind of fruit in us: love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness and self-control. Galatians 5:22
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I know you loved her, but it's okay to let it go now. You know that, don't you? You've got to be able to let it go.
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If pinpointing God's presence were really that simple, then he supposed the beaches would be more crowded in the mornings. They would be filled with people on their own quests, instead of people jogging or walking their dogs or fishing in the surf.
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There are moments when mental overload can render words impossible.
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And for an instant, I fantasized about wrapping my arms around her right then and there.
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I came to the conclusion that unrealized hopes, even small ones, were always wrenching.
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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?