Nicholas Sparks Quote

Deanna's voice softened. "Theresa, I know there's a part of you that believes you can change someone, but the reality is that you can't. You can change yourself, and Garrett can change himself, but you can't do it for him."
"I know that—"
"But you don't," Deanna said, gently cutting her off. "Or if you do, you don't want to see it that way. Your vision, as they say, has become clouded."

Deanna and Theresa Osbourne, Chapter 10, p. 196 - Message in a Bottle (1998)