Quotes from Nicholas Sparks

Life, I've learned, is never fair. If they teach anything in schools, that should be it.

The general rule is that my life is focused on the present, and very little on the past. If anything, I'm a little bit more focused toward the future.

While I find inspiration in real life, the actual stories are, thankfully, works of fiction - which, given the considerable turmoil in my character's lives, is probably a good thing!

Over time, quality work will lead to an audience for your work.

How had I become middle-aged while the ravages of time ignored her? I didn't know and didn't care, and before I could stop them, the words were already out. "You're beautiful," I murmured.

Dear John, tell me everything. Write it all down, that way, we'll be with each other all the time, even if we're not with each other at all.

The next time you're mad at me, talk to me,' he said. 'Don't shut me out. I don't like playing games. And by the way, I had a great time, too.

It takes a long time to grow an old friend. Trust is built one single moment at a time.

I love you more than there are stars in the sky and fish in the sea.

You are every reason, every hope and every dream I've ever had.

I was in love, and the feeling was even more wonderful than I ever imagined it could be.

Love can sometimes achieve the impossible

Love is fragile. And we're not always its best caretakers. We just muddle through and do the best we can. And hope this fragile thing survives against all odds.

Romance is thinking about your significant other, when you are supposed to be thinking about something else.

In a nutshell, loving someone is about giving, not receiving.

If conversation was the lyrics, laughter was the music, making time spent together a melody that could be replayed over and over without getting stale.

In another time and place, she might have felt differently, but thinking along those lines was pointless now.

Working on the plot/story idea for my next novel ... It always takes time.

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

Believe it or not, that was the first time I recognized that in some ways she was just like the rest of us.

Early on, he'd learned to enjoy simple things, things that couldn't be bought, and he had a hard time understanding people who felt otherwise.

It took me a long time to realize that distance can ruin even the best of intentions.

I've been burdened by questions I've asked myself a thousand times since the last time we were together. Why did I do it? And would I do it again? It was I, you see, who ended it.

a person can get used to anything if given enough time