Quotes from Nicholas Sparks

Is it possible, I wonder, for a man to truly change? Or do character and habit form the immovable boundaries of our lives?

I would have married Jamie Sullivan no matter what happened in the future. I would have married Jamie Sullivan if the miracle I was praying for had suddenly come true. I knew it at the moment I asked her, and I still know it today.

In the distance, he could see Molly lying in the tall grass off to the side of the house.

because I learned that it's okay to accept some help every now and then .

You have a talent that comes from inside you, from your heart, not your fingers. What you have can't ever go away. It's what other people only dream about. You're an artist.

for the briefest instant, it almost feels like we're together again

Grief is always the price we pay for love

Passion and satisfaction go hand in hand, and without them, any happiness is only temporary.

To her, none of those friendships seemed the way they used to, but then of course they weren't. Things changed, people changed, and the world went rolling along right outside the window.

What good is talking if neither of you are really committed? If one of you had an affair or got addicted to drugs or was abusive, simply talking about it wouldn;t take the hurt away; or fix the trust that's been lost. In the end, marriage comes down to actions. I think people talk too much about the things that bother them, instead of actually doing the little things that keep a marriage strong.

I know the Lord has a plan for us all, but sometimes, I just don't understand what the message can be. Does that ever happen to you? Well; I don't think we're meant to understand it all the time. I think that sometimes we just have to have faith.

But now, alone in my house, I have come to realize that destiny can hurt a person as much as it can bless him, and I find myself wondering why--out of all the people in all the world I could have ever loved--I had to fall in love with someone who was taken away from me.

What's the best thing about being in college? Good teachers. They inspire you, they entertain you, and you end up learning a ton even when you don't know it.

We all know that art is not truth. Art is a lie that makes us realize truth, at least the truth that is given us to understand.

For desert, maybe we can split a couple of crumbs.

If hers are the stars in the nighttime sky, mine are the haunted empty spaces in between.

She laughed, and the sound was so melodic that I knew I wanted to hear it again.

I am still yours, Allie, my queen, my timeless beauty. You are, and always have been, the best thing in my life

In all my life, I'd never been as sure of anything, and as much as I hoped to one day hear Savannah say these words to me, what mattered most was knowing that love was mine to give, without strings or expectations.

The most ordinary things could be made extraordinary, simply by doing them with the right people.

Mr. Carter : Don't walk away.. Landon : You taught me how.

We were in love, but the timing wasn't right. And all the love in the world can't alter timing.

I want her to be smart and kind... and I want you to fall in love with her, because you shouldn't spend the rest of your life alone.

I know you've only ever known your father and me. And I love Jack, because he is your father. But there's another kind of love, Amanda. One that gives you the courage to be better than you are, not less than you are. One that makes you feel that anything is possible. I want you to know that you could have that. I want you to hold out for it.