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.
Nicholas Sparks Carolinian
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Julie Barenson, Chapter 26, p. 270
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- The Guardian (2003)
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“She'd always believed that people come in two varieties: tho…” Nicholas Sparks. Carolina Quotes, record CQ-890B265888. https://carolinaquotes.com/quote/890b265888
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