Nicholas Sparks Quotes

People in pain don’t always see things as clearly as they should.

But most of all, I learned that it’s possible for two people to fall in love all over again, even when there’s been a lifetime of disappointment between them.

If Words are the Lyrics, and Laughter the Melody, then a Relationship becomes a Symphony.

I have come to realize that destiny can hurt a person as much as it can bless him.

Poetry, she thought, wasn't written to be analyzed; it was meant to inspire without reason, to touch without understanding.

If you're a bird... I'm a bird.

That's my sweetheart in there. Wherever she is, that's where my home is.

I love you, not just for now, but for always, and I dream of the day that you’ll take me in your arms again.

Mom says it's because she has PMS. Do you even know what that means? "I'm not a little kid anymore. It means pissed-at- men syndrome

I'm writing a new love story, set in eastern North Carolina. Surprise, surprise, huh?

Dear John, tell me everything. Write it all down, that way, we’ll be with each other all the time, even if we’re not with each other at all.

Maybe I don't want to be defined by what I do. Maybe I'd like to be defined by what I am.

because it was then, as he held her in his unwavering gaze, that she knew she was in love with him as well.

I finished your song, she said. Our last song. And I want to play it for you.

I don't get involved in casting, budgets, location or promotion. Just the script. And, of course, the promotional tour. Which is fine with me - I'm a novelist.

When you fall in love, love deeply. Be tough but also be open to the possibility of forgiveness.

People are self-absorbed. I think that the mass ability of communication now probably allows individuals to meet more self-absorbed individuals. It has certainly changed the way that people meet.

Man and wife were supposed to stay together because they'd made their vows in front of God and family.

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.

Consider yourself lucky for having met him, for he's the kind of man who'll prove you right.

I have loved another with all my heart, and for me that has always been enough.

How had I become middle-aged while the ravages of time ignored her? I didn't know and didn't care, and before I could stop them, the words were already out. "You're beautiful," I murmured.

I love you, Katie. You might not be ready to say those words now, and maybe you'll never be able to say them, but that doesn't change how I feel about you.

I do not use profanity in my novels. My characters all go to church.

Because publishing is becoming more business-oriented each day with more examination of the bottom line, it's harder to break out than ever.

I have seldom been described as shy.

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.

Just when you think it can't get any worse, it can.

And for just a fleeting moment, a tiny wisp of time that hung in the air like fireflies in summer skies, she wondered if she was in love with him again.

Our story has three parts: a beginning, a middle, and an end. And although this is the way all stories unfold, I still can't believe that ours didn't go on forever.

I'll admit that it's not easy to get an agent, but becoming successful in anything requires perseverance.

Tough toenails, tiger. What you want and what you get are usually two entirely different things.

Katie smiled and turned away, knowing it wasn't an illusion or a figment of her imagination. She knew what she saw. She knew what she believed.

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

Spreading the news is your duty as a Christian, and there are many ways to do this.

It might seem as the hardest thing to do, but you have to forget the guy who forgot about you.

The past was gone and the future had yet to unfold, and he knew he should focus his life on the present. Yet his day-to-day existence suddenly struck him as endless and unbearable.

Never forget that anticipation is an important part of life.

in all the years we spend together, I never once regretted the fact that I had chosen her and that she had chosen me as well.

If you're going to sit on someone's tombstone, you might as well know something about them, right?

That's what courage is. If she weren't scared, she wouldn't need courage in the first place." -Jo

I came to the conclusion that unrealized hopes, even small ones, were always wrenching.

Each recognized the fact that real commitment could be proven only through the passage of time.

Emotions come and go and can't be controlled so there's no reason to worry about them. That in the end, people should be judged by their actions since in the end it was actions that defined everyone.

What are we after all our dreams, after all our memories?

I know the Lord has a plan for us all, but sometimes, I just don't understand what the message can be.

I'll be the light in the window.

But when the Holy Spirit controls our lives, he will produce this kind of fruit in us: love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness and self-control. Galatians 5:22

I just tell people what they already know but are afraid to admit to themselves.

Truth only means something when it's hard to admit.