Carolina QuotesDreams are funny like that. You want something so desperately, you somehow get it, then just as suddenly it's over. Like running races--all that training for a couple of minutes on the track. The secret, I've learned, is to appreciate the process.
Nicholas Sparks Carolinian
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Nicholas Sparks, Chapter 12, p. 206
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“Dreams are funny like that. You want something so desperatel…” Nicholas Sparks. Carolina Quotes, record CQ-29404AFF8C. https://carolinaquotes.com/quote/29404aff8c
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He had not only known that I would be coming to see him, I realized, but had anticipated the reason for my visit. And in typical southern fashion, he'd given me the answer to my problem, without my ever having to ask him directly.