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pg 55 " Surfing is a solitary sport, one in which long stretches of boredom are interspersed with frantic activity, and it teaches you to flow with nature, instead of fighting it... it's about getting in the //zone//. ... For me, it's more about the fact that the world is crazy noisy almost all the time,and when you're out there, it's not. You're able to hear yourself think."

Discussion: Amiah : What do you think John meant by getting in the "zone?" Sure surfer dudes always say that, but what do they really mean?

Hana: I think he was resaying someone elses thought about surfing. As in he as being sarcastic maybe. Or maybe he was thinking that that was his zone.

pg 142 (this is after John learned that Savannah had been studying his dad) "It wasn't like that!" she said,... "I respect your dad--" "Because you think he's got problems and overcame them," I snarled, finishing for her. "Yeah, I get it." "No, you're wrong, I like your dad..." "Which is why you ran your little experiment, right?" My expression was hard. "See, I must have forgotten that when you like someone, you do things like that. Is that what you're trying to say?"

Amiah: When John said "...when you like someone, you do things like that," do you think he was talking about Savannah studying his father or her betraying them?

Hana: I think he was talking about his father. Amiah: I almost think he was sarcastically saying that it's normal to betray someone you love.



pg 147 "One minute I was thinking that I loved her more than I'd ever imagined possible, and next minute we were fighting."

Amiah : This sentence seems to pretty much seems to summarize their relationship.

Hana: Yeah it does. That's what I was thinking when I read it as well.

pg 175 " I know it's not as immediate as e-mail, but that's what I like about it... I like the surprise of finding a letter in the mailbox and the anxious anticipation I feel when I'm getting ready to open it. I like the fact that I can take it with me to read at my leisure, and that I can lean against a tree and feel the breeze on my face when I see your words on paper. I like to imagine the way you looked when you wrote it... It's so much more romantic than reading something on the same machine that you use to download music or research a paper."

Amiah : This is a cute quote!! Almost makes me want to write a letter :)

Hana: So true!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!



pg 333 " Tim had told me-and shown me-that love meant that you care for another person's happiness more than your own, no matter how painful the choices you face might be."

Amiah : I think this is the theme of the book. This quote made me realize just how much John went through and sacrificed for Savannah.



**"At home later that night, I found myself tossing and turning in bed, reliving the events of the day. Finally I sat up, wishing I had told her how much our day had meant to me. Outside my window, I saw a shooting star cross the sky in a brilliant streak of white. I wanted to believe it was a omen, though of what, I wasn't sure. Instead, all I could do was replay Savannah's gentle kiss on my cheek for the hundreth time and wonder how I could be falling fr a girl that I met only the day before."**


 * I toss and turn if I don't tell someone what I was thinking. Not just a boy, but for an example if I didn't tell my mom what I truely felt about taking out the trash then I would regret not telling her. And it drives me crazy and I can't fall asleep. Does this ever happen to you Amiah? **

It depends on the situation. If it's something I really need to say, then it will bother me until I say it. But if what I say could start a fight or it just isn't a big deal, I'll keep my mouth shut.


 * [[image:1268005532_7475a698_1268005977.gif width="85" height="30"]]"Even now, I'm still not sure how it happened. One instant we were talking, and in the next she leaned toward me, for a second, I wondered whether kissing her would break the spell we were both under, but it was too late to stop. And when her lips met mine, I knew that I could live to be a hudred and visit every country in the world, but nothing would ever compare to that single moment when I first kissed the girl of my dreams and knew that my love would last forever." **



- ** "I love you, Savannah, and always will," I breathed. "You're the best thing that's ever happened to me. You were my best friend and my lover, and I don't regret a single moment of it. You made me feel alive again, and most of all, you gave me my father. I'll never forget you for that. You're always going to be the very best part of me. I'm sorry it has to be this way, but I have to leave, and you have to see your husband." **


 * I loved this part! It shows how much John really cares about Savannah, and he still wants to be with her. But he's doing what's right beecause she has a husband. Do you think he did what was right?

What he did was definitely right!! It must have been hard to let Savannah go, but if he didn't it would of shown that he was selfish and only cared about what happened to himself. When he said goodbye, he sacrificed his happiness for Savannah and Tim's, which proved just how strong his love really was.**




 * -[[image:1268005532_7475a698_1268005570.gif width="86" height="24"]]"That's because I already cried about it remember? Besides, it's not like I'll never see you again. That's what I finally realized. Yeah, it'll be hard, but life moves fast--we'll see eachother again. I know that. I can feel that. Just like I can feel how much you care for me and how much I love you. I know in my heart that this isn't over, and that we'll make it through this. Lots of couples do. Granted, lots of couples don't, but they don't have what we have." **

** This quote showed me that Savannah really had faith in hers and John's relationship. I thought that this quote was very cute. **

This really is a cute quote!! It makes me sad though thinking of what happens after she says it... they are separated, and slowly their relationship is torn apart. They lasted longer than many other army couples, but they still lost in the end. :( Do you think they would have gotten married and lived happily ever after if 9/11 hadn't happened?



** -"She pauses then crosses her arms, glancing over her shoulder to make sure no one has followed her. Finally, she seems to relax. And then I feel as if I'm witnessing a miracle, as ever slowely she raises her face toward the moon. I watch her drink in the sight, sensing the flood of memories she's unleashed and wanting nothing more than to let her know I'm here. But instead I stay where I am and stare up at the moon as well. And for the briefest instant, it almost feels like we're togther again." **

** This was the ending. I really thought this was a great ending. Just the way Nicolas Sparks described every detail made the ending just fantastic. **

It was a great ending! It's so sweet how even after all that happened to them, they still loved each other. I especially like the very last sentence, it makes it seem like everything's okay, even though they will probably never see each other again.