Focus in on the genre you want to write, and read books in that genre. A LOT of books by a variety of authors. And read with questions in your mind.
Nicholas SparksAll I know is that I fell in love with you, and I've never been more frightened about anything in my entire life.
Nicholas SparksThe first thing I did when I sold my book was buy a new wedding ring for my wife and asked her to marry me all over again.
Nicholas SparksSomeday you'll find someone special again. People who've been in love once usually do. It's in their nature.
Nicholas SparksAdmittedly, there was a lot she still didn't know about him, but she did know this: He completed her in a way that she'd never thought possible. Knowledge isn't everything, she told herself, and she knew then that, in Nana's words, he was the toast to her butter.
Nicholas SparksBut even though she was attractive, there was something else about her that caught his eye. She was intelligent, he could sense that right away, and confident, too, as if she were able to move through life on her own terms. To him, these were the things that really mattered. Without them, beauty was nothing.
Nicholas Sparks