# Quote — Nicholas Sparks, Dear John

> ...I finally understood what true love really meant. ...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.

- Author: [Nicholas Sparks](https://www.leafyquotes.com/nicholas-sparks.md)
- Book: [Dear John](https://www.leafyquotes.com/nicholas-sparks/dear-john.md)
- Page: 275
- Source: [Wikiquote](https://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/Nicholas_Sparks#Dear_John_(2006)) ([CC BY-SA 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/))
- Quote page: https://www.leafyquotes.com/nicholas-sparks/dear-john/i-finally-understood

## More from this book

> "...I learned that it's possible to go on, no matter how impossible it seems, and that in time, the grief...lessens. It may not ever go away completely, but after a while it's not overwhelming."

p. 265 — [Quote page](https://www.leafyquotes.com/nicholas-sparks/dear-john/i-learned-that.md)

> ...She had the rare ability to be exactly what people needed when she was with them and yet still remain true to herself.

p. 93 — [Quote page](https://www.leafyquotes.com/nicholas-sparks/dear-john/she-had-the.md)

> "...good teachers are priceless. They inspire you, they entertain you, and you end up learning a ton even when you don't know it."
>
> "Because they're passionate about their subjects."

p. 69 — [Quote page](https://www.leafyquotes.com/nicholas-sparks/dear-john/good-teachers-are.md)