When I sleep, I dream of you, and when I wake, I long to hold you in my arms. If anything, our time apart has only made me more certain that I want to spend my nights by your side, and my days with your heart.
Nicholas Sparks Carolinian
Source
Paul Flanner, Chapter 16, p. 188
- work
- Nights in Rodanthe (2002)
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- 2002
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- p. 188
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“When I sleep, I dream of you, and when I wake, I long to hol…” Nicholas Sparks. Carolina Quotes, record CQ-05728E14C6. https://carolinaquotes.com/quote/05728e14c6
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