Quotes from Nicholas Sparks

I'm sure you think that I don't understand what you're going through, but I do. It's just that sometimes, our future is dictated by what we are, opposed to what we want.

If we'd never met, I think I would have known my life wasn't complete. And I would have wandered the world in search of you, even if I didn't know who I was looking for.

As far as I can tell, dumping soda on people is the equivalent of 'Hi, it's nice to meet you' in this part of the world. Frankly, I think standard greetings work better, but what do I know?

It is at moments like these that I know my what my purpose is in life. I am here to love you, to hold you in my arms, to protect you. I am here to learn from you and to receive your love in return.I am here because there is no other place to be.

People didn't change. they liked what they liked even if they didn't understand why.

There are guys who grow up thinking they'll settle down some distant time in the future, and there are guys who are ready for marriage as soon as they meet the right person. The former bore me, mainly because they're pathetic; and the latter, frankly are hard to find.

God, he suddenly understood, was love in its purest form, and in these last months with his children, he had felt His touch as surely as he had heard the music spilling from Ronnie's hands.

You feel fine, and then, when your body can't keep fighting, you don't.

Women are more attuned to feelings than men are, and if they're not being truthful, more often than not it's because they think truth might hurt your feelings. But it doesn't mean they don't love you.

You gotta know when to be lazy. Done correctly, it's an art form that benefits everyone.

There's a lot of magic between you too, ain't no denying that. And magic makes forgettin' hard.

They inspire you, they entertain you, and you end up learning a ton even when you don't know it

nothing wonderful lasted forever. Joy was as fleeting as a shooting star that crossed the evening sky, ready to blink out at any moment.

It all made perfect sense, and at the same time, nothing seemed to make sense at all.

Change isn't always for the best.

I might kiss you. I might be bad at it. That's not possible.

When I was seventeen, I don't think I even knew what love was. But when it's right, it's right, and you just know it.

I steeled myself to focus only on the present yet remain alert to what might come next.

Change not only was inevitable, but usually brought its own rewards.

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

If you come back; I'll marry you. If you break your promise, you'll break my heart

I love you now as I write this, and I love you now as you read this

At times, he even admitted that he'd been more an observer of the world than a participant in it...

But he had been in love once, that he knew. Once and only once, and a long time ago. And it had changed him forever. Perfect love did that to a person and this had been perfect.