Nicholas Sparks

Quotes

1. "...once she becomes a teenager...well, sometimes there's nothing you can do. With or without you, in the end, children grow up to become the people they were meant to be."

   p. 196

2. 

   ...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

3. 

   "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

4. 

   It was like a vacation, one he hadn't planned for, but one that left him feeling more rested than he had in years. For the first time in what seemed like forever, he was choosing the pace of his life rather than his life choosing the pace. Being bored, he decided, was an underrated art form.

   p. 52

5. 

   "...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

6. 

   It went without saying that he felt guilty about what had happened, but married friends had assured him that guilt was the cornerstone of any good marriage. It meant that a conscience was at work, values were held in high esteem, and reasons to feel guilty were best avoided whenever possible.

   p. 2

7. 

   I fell in love with her when we were together, then fell deeper in love with her in the years we were apart. 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.

   p. 4

8. 

   ...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.

   p. 275

9. 

   I knew my dad was a good man, a kind man, and though he'd led a wounded life, he'd done the best he could in raising me.

   p. 198

10. 

    Does trust have to be earned? Or is it simply a matter of faith?

    p. 105

11. 

    "...having children changes your life like nothing else. It'll be the hardest and best thing you've ever done."

    p. 247

12. 

    "Well, then I'd say it takes two to tango. My guess is that both of you are right and both of you are wrong. That's the way most arguments go, anyway. People are who they are and no one is perfect, but marriage is about becoming a team. You're going to spend the rest of your life learning about each other, and every now and then, things blow up. But the beauty of marriage is that if you picked the right person and you both love each other, you'll alway figure out a way to get through it."

    p. 148