# Quote — Nicholas Sparks, True Believer

> In her new, more mature incarnation, she embraced the idea that maturity meant thinking about risk long before you pondered the reward, and that success and happiness in life were as much about avoiding mistakes as making your mark in the world.

- Author: [Nicholas Sparks](https://www.leafyquotes.com/nicholas-sparks.md)
- Book: [True Believer](https://www.leafyquotes.com/nicholas-sparks/true-believer.md)
- Page: 205
- Source: [Wikiquote](https://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/Nicholas_Sparks#True_Believer_(2005)) ([CC BY-SA 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/))
- Quote page: https://www.leafyquotes.com/nicholas-sparks/true-believer/in-her-new

## More from this book

> "I'm of the opinion that anyone--even strangers--can sense the urgency of a request, and most people will usually do the right thing. … But when that didn't work, I offered to pay them."

p. 218 — [Quote page](https://www.leafyquotes.com/nicholas-sparks/true-believer/im-of-the.md)

> Life was about spending time together, about having the time to walk together holding hands, talking quietly as they watched the sun go down. It wasn't glamorous, but it was, in many ways, the best that life had to offer. Wasn't that how the old saying went? Who, on their deathbed, ever said they wished they had worked harder? Or spent less time enjoying a quiet afternoon? Or spent less time with their family?

p. 269 — [Quote page](https://www.leafyquotes.com/nicholas-sparks/true-believer/life-was-about.md)

> "One day, you're going to learn something that can't be explained with science. And when that happens, your life's going to change in ways you can't imagine."

p. 54 — [Quote page](https://www.leafyquotes.com/nicholas-sparks/true-believer/one-day-youre.md)