Author of quotes: Nicholas Sparks. Page 4

Sometimes it's better to lie low and not contact anyone for a while.

Remember, no matter how hard it is for you, there is always something good in life, and you should be grateful for what you have.

- Only one thing will help - work. Focus. Good habits help to cope with emotional upheaval.

- Believe me, there is almost always where to worsen the situation.

Sometimes you are faced with incredibly difficult choices. And everything ends badly, no matter what you do.

As a child, I went to church in the evenings - on Sunday and Wednesday. Like any decent Baptist. I even liked it. The world seemed simple and clear. As I got older, I realized that it wasn't. God, I was told, endowed people with freedom, but I could not understand why there is so much pain in the world. Why does God, who is so kind and loving, allow innocent people to suffer?

I have to come to terms with the fact that I can't control other people. I can only influence my behavior.

My past experience has warned me not to fall in love with a woman who is about to be left behind. Nothing good will come of it. It will hurt her, and so will I, and even if we don't break up right away, I've learned from my own experience that distance spoils any affection.

People are unfinished creations.

Feeling guilty is normal. However, we must not forget that guilt is also an emotion that, like others, will someday pass. Unless, of course, you don't hold on to it.

Weigh the pros and cons before you do anything. Think carefully and understand that on the scale of life, what happened means absolutely nothing.

Each time I approached a narrow circle of acquaintances, naively believing that we would remain friends forever. Since we're hanging out together, I thought, this will continue. It turns out friendship works differently. Life changes, people change too. Years later, only a few friends - and then, if you're lucky - continue to communicate with you. I have repeatedly wondered why some people stay with you for years, while others move away.

Over the years, I have come to the conclusion that the family is like your shadow on a sunny day, it is here, right behind your back, invisibly following, no matter what happens. Family is always there.

No wealth can replace living parents.