Marriage, each of them realized intuitively, was about compromise and forgiveness. It was about balance, where one person complemented the other.
Nicholas Sparks Carolinian
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Travis Parker, Chapter 16, p. 203
- work
- The Choice (2007)
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- 2007
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- p. 203
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