Nicholas Sparks

Quotes

1. She didn't hide what she was thinking, she didn't try to impress him, nor was she swayed by anything he'd accomplished in the past. Instead she seemed to evaluate him as he was today, right now, without holding either the past or the future against him.

   p. 159

2. 

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

   p. 187

3. 

   "I tell Ryan that God gave him a brother like Miles so that Ryan could learn that anything is possible and that he can be good at anything. And I tell Miles that God gave him Ryan so that Miles could learn patience and persistence and how to overcome challeges."

   p. 333

4. 

   "...you have to give them both credit for being good parents simply because of the way their kids turned out. We're happily married, successful, ethical, and we remained close as siblings. If your kids can say the same thing later in life, won't you think you did a good job as a parent?"

   p. 247

5. 

   It isn't easy living with an author. I know this because my wife has informed me of this fact.

   p. 1

6. 

   "When I sleep, I dream of you, and when I wake, I long to hold you in my arms. If anything, our time apart has only made me more certain that I want to spend my nights by your side, and my days with your heart."

   p. 188

7. 

   There are ghosts and there is love,

   And both are present here,

   To those who listen, this tale will tell

   The truth of love and if it's near.

   p. 139

8. 

   Where does a story truly start? In life, there are seldom clear-cut beginnings, those moments when we can, in looking back, say that everything started. Yet these are moments when fate intersects with our daily lives, setting in motion a sequence of events whose outcome we could never have foreseen

   p. 1

9. 

   "Why? Do you want to rescue me, too, Taylor? … That's what you're trying to do, isn't it? … I appreciate what you're trying to do, but it's not what I need right now. I need to handle this my own way."

   p. 308

10. 

    "My mom used to tell me that whatever you do, marry someone who loves you more than you love him."

    p. 202

11. 

    "You know me better than anyone, and you're my best friend. I don't think there's anything you could say to me that would lead me to believe that you're doing it just to hurt me. If there's one thing I've come to know about you, it's that you're not even capable of something like that. Why do you think I like spending time with you so much? Because you're a good guy. A nice guy."

    p. 163

12. 

    "If it's over--if it's really over--then don't let it screw up the rest of your life."

    p. 339