Nicholas Sparks Quotes

A moment later, he plopped down on the sand beside her, and when they accidentally touched, Gabby had the briefest flash of them sitting together just like this on a hundred different weekends in the future.

Friends come and go, clothing is packed and unpacked, households are continually purged of unnecessary items, and as a result, not much sticks. it's hard at times but it makes a kid strongs in ways that most people can't understand. Teaches them that even though people are left behind, new ones will inevitably take their place; that every place has something good and bad to offer. It makes a kid grow up fast.

The key to happiness was achievable dreams.

Working on the plot/story idea for my next novel ... It always takes time.

Loving someone and having them love you back is the most precious thing in the world.

You were honest and hardworking and kind. You were polite and patient and more mature than any guy I’d dated before. And when we were together, you listened in a way that made me feel like I was the only woman in the world. You made me feel complete and spending time with you just seemed right.

How's it hangin' Harry? I keep trying to die, but they won't let me. Well, you can't have everything.

We are not perfect. We make mistakes. We screw up but then we forgive and move forward.

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Gossip is one thing, hurtful gossip is completely another, and even in high school we weren't THAT mean.

When you chase a dream, you learn about yourself. You learn your capabilities and limitations, and the value of hard work and persistence.

Thank you for trusting me.

...there are people who added goodness to the world and people who lived to destroy it.

None of my characters are rich or famous, and the situations they find themselves in could happen to anyone.

All characters come from people I know, but after the initial inspiration, I tend to modify the characters so they fit with the story.

One of the exhilarating parts of falling in love is discovering new things about one another, and seeing the world from a different point of view.

We sit silently and watch the world around us. This has taken us a lifetime to learn...for silence is pure. Silence is holy. It draws people together...this is the great paradox.

And if you think that you're showing your love to Catherine by suffering the way you've been doing, then somewhere along the way, I must have messed up in raising you." "You didn't mess up...." "I must have. Because when I look at you, I see myself, and to be honest, I'd rather see someone different. I'd like to see someone who learned that it's okay to go on, that it's okay to find someone that can make you happy. But right now, it's like I'm looking in the mirror and seeing myself twenty years ago.

All I know is that I fell in love with you, and I've never been more frightened about anything in my entire life.

The movies are fun, but I'm a novelist. In many ways, screenwriting is much easier than writing novels. I find screenplays twenty times easier to write than a novel.

It is life, I think, to watch the water. A man can learn so many things.

As they spoke, the only thing I could think about was that scene from Julius Caesar where Brutus stabs him in the back. Et tu, Eric?

I guess what I'm trying to say is that you are there, in everything I am, in everything I've ever done, and looking back, I know that I should have told you know much you've always meant to me.

I want characters to have voices that feel authentic, unique, honest, fresh and original - all at once. Part of that authenticity is evoking genuine emotion across life - the sadness, passion, love, sense of loss, missed opportunities, and confusion even. All of this helps us realize that our choices do impact the lives that we eventually lead.

A story about family, first loves, second chances, and the moments in life that leads you back home

The greater the love, the greater the tragedy when it's over.

There are things that happen that change the course of people's lives, but it's a function of everybody's lives.

People were destined for one another; that's the romantic idea that young girls have, and I guess part of me still believes it.

Men like women who know how to be subtle.

Most people don’t know how to appreciate the silence. They can’t help talking.

It's your eyes. They're ... more serious than they used to be. Like they've seen things they shouldn't have.

The ocean has been singing to me, and the song is that of our life together.

It all comes down to who is by your side and who is willing to stand up for love even when it seems impossible.

It was a lesson that I would learn in time though it wasn't Hegbert who taught me.

And here it will end, one way or the other," she whispered again

He said his friend Victor called it a lucky charm, and that it kept him safe in Iraq." She felt her pulse pick up tempo, and she brought her face close to Ben's. "Did you say Victor called it a lucky charm?" "Uh-huh." Ben nodded. "That's what he said." "Are you sure?" "Of course I'm sure." Beth stared at her son, feeling at war with herself.

It would be like describing colors to someone blind from birth: The words might be understood, but the concept would remain mysterious and private.

The saddest people I've met in my life are the ones who don't care deeply about anything at all .

I've been thinking about you constantly since I left, wondering why the journey I'm on seemed to have led through you. I know my journey's not over yet, and that life is a winding path, but I can only hope it somehow circles back to the place I belong. That's how I think of it now. I belong with you.

He thought of her often, and he missed the companionship they'd once shared and the friendship that had been the bedrock of their marriage at its best.

He didn't believe in a God who sifted through prayers, answering some and ignoring others, no matter how unworthy or worthy a person might be. Instead, he preferred to believe in a God who bestowed all people with gifts and abilities and placed them in an imperfect world; only then was faith tested, only then could faith be earned.

Over time, quality work will lead to an audience for your work.

He closed his eyes as she put her hand on his shoulder, and in that instant, nothing else mattered. Not the song, not the place, not the other couples around him. Only this, only her. He gave himself over to the feel of her body as it pressed against him, and they moved slowly in small circles on the sawdust-strewn floor, lost in a world that felt as though it had been created for just the two of them.

I watch with breaking heart as you slowly fade away

I think you're intelligent and charming, and that you're a person with a kind heart. I know that when you want to, you can look more beautiful than anyone I've ever met. You're independent, you've got a good sense of humor, and you show surprising patience with children." -Alex

Now as he watched Katie toying with a ring that wasn't there, he felt his old investigative instincts kick in. There'd been a husband, he thought; her husband was the missing element. Either she was still married or she wasn't, but he had an undeniable hunch that Katie was still afraid of him.

For desert, maybe we can split a couple of crumbs.

Who do you think it was that brought the bottle to her?