Quotes from Nicholas Sparks

My life could send healthy people into comas

She wanted people to know that love often lies in wait, ready to bloom when least expected.

Life was messy. Always had been and always would be and that was just the way it was, so why bother complaining?

las acciones —no los pensamientos ni las intenciones— eran la verdadera forma de juzgar a los demás

ipak, nije bilo sumnje da je jednom nekog volio. jedamput, samo jedamput, i to davno neko?. otada se zauvijek promjenio. ?ovjek se promjeni kad doživi savršenu ljubav, a to je bila savršena ljubav...

She wasn't a fantasy anymore, but something real, something he couldn't imagine living without

After all, you don't know how strong something is until you actually test it." She winked. "I read that in a fortune cookie once." "Fortune cookie?

I'm not sure anyone's life turns out exactly the way they imagine. All we can do is to try to make the best of it. Even when it seems impossible." She knew he was talking

other than to observe that friendship has to flow both ways. Both of you have to be willing to invest in the friendship in order to maintain

You can't undo the past

Don't know. There's a lot of magic between you, ain't no denying that. And magic makes forgettin' hard." Tuck patted him on the back and got up to leave. It was more than he'd ever said to Dawson about Amanda. As he walked away, Dawson squinted into the sunlight and the tears started again. He knew that Amanda would always be the very best part of him, the self he would always long to know.

But being with him was like toast and butter from the very beginning.

But she knew that love was messy, just like life. It took turns that people couldn't foresee or even understand, leaving a long trail of regret in its wake. And almost always, those regrets led to the kinds of what if questions that could never be answered.

Visiting other places changes your perspective. It helps you understand that no matter where you are, or what country you're in, people are pretty much the same everywhere.

Those memories were mine and mine alone, for I'd learned that some things are best kept secret.

Comprendo que el amor y la desdicha van de la mano, ya que lo uno no puede existir sin lo otro; no obstante, muchas veces me pregunto si ese intercambio es justo.

I wanted never to disappoint my father. His voice, even now, follows me everywhere on this longest of rides, this thing called life

Things change, people change, change is the inevitable laws of nature exacting its toll on lives.

AS your father used to say, we shared the longest ride together, this thing called life, and mine has been filled with joy because of you.

Ma qualunque cosa ci avesse riservato il destino, mi immaginavo sdraiato a letto al suo fianco alla fine della giornata, mentre parlavamo e ridevamo stretti tra le braccia l'uno dell'altra

The ceremony was elegant and yet surprisingly intimate. The pastor read from Second Corinthians, and then Megan and Daniel recited vows they'd written together. They promised patience when it was easy to be impatient, candor when it was easier to lie, and in their own ways, each recognized the fact that real commitment could be proven only through the passage of time.

family is like your shadow on a sunny day, always there, just over your shoulder, following you in spirit no matter where you are or what you're doing. They're always with you.

He wants to know that you'll make good decisions. …But I haven't made good decisions. Pastor Harris smiled. All that shows is that you're human. He never expected perfection.

The sands in the hourglass have fallen without mercy throughout my life, but I try to remind myself of the blessed years that we shared—especially now, when I am drowning in riptides of sorrow and loss.