"As a girl, she had come to believe in the ideal man -- the prince or knight of

her childhood stories. In the real world, however, men like that simply didn't e
xist."
Nicholas Sparks (Message in a Bottle)
"I am nothing special, of this I am sure. I am a common man with common thoughts
and I've led a common life. There are no monuments dedicated to me and my name
will soon be forgotten. But I've loved another with all my heart and soul, and t
o me, this has always been enough."
Nicholas Sparks (The Notebook)