Quotes from Nicholas Sparks

Poetry, she thought, wasn't written to be analyzed; it was meant to inspire without reason, to touch without understanding.

I'm not perfect, either. In the end, it's only God's judgement that matters, and I've learned enough to know that no one can presume to know the will of God.

God is out there watching you, even when you're away from home and that if you put your trust in God, you'll be all right in the end.

The search for God's presence was much of a mystery as God himself, and what was God if not a mystery?

People plan, God laughs.

I call it God Light, because it reminds me of heaven.

Science only goes so far, then comes God. - Noah Calhoun-

I do not need a reason to be angry with God.

Good and bad, strengths and faults, he was hers forever.

Really good original ideas are very hard to come up with. Good ideas - easy. Really good, original ideas - it can take months.

The key to happiness is achievable dreams.

That's my sweetheart in there. I'm not living her. This is my home now. Your mother is my home.

Doesn't surprise me," Nana snorted. "I wouldn't put anything past your late husband." "He's not dead, Nana." Nana sighed. "Hope springs eternal.

She was everything I wanted. She was beautiful and charming, with a quick sense of humor, and she supported me in everything I did.

Katie smiled and turned away, knowing it wasn't an illusion or a figment of her imagination. She knew what she saw. She knew what she believed.

Without suffering, there'd be no compassion.

Truth only means something when it's hard to admit.

What's the challenge in writing a novel that few people will read? I'm more than happy writing what I do and have no plans to change that.

Dean: If there is a greater power, why is it he can't get you a new sweater? Jamie: Because, he's too busy looking for your brain.

Relationship is about forgiveness and compromise. It is about balance where one person complements each other.

Loving once and only once is possible - anything is possible.

I found that as I flipped the days on the calendar, the worries I had about our relationship had began to diminish.

See, that was the problem in relationships when emotion began muddying the waters. It was as if (Lexie) expected him to do or say exactly the right thing at exactly the right time, whatever that was.

I finally understood what true love meant...love meant that you care for another person's happiness more than your own, no matter how painful the choices you face might be.