Quotes from Nicholas Sparks

But I was also told to hold doors for women and children, to shake hands with a firm grip, to remember people's names, and to always give the customer a little more than expected.

Without the queen excluder, the queen might suddenly fly off in search of a new hive, taking her swarm with her. That was what had happened in Brazil in 1957 after scientists bred Africanized honey bees, aka killer bees, thinking they would thrive in the tropical conditions. A visiting beekeeper, believing the queen excluders were hindering the movement of the bees inside the hives, removed them, and twenty-six queens as well as their swarms escaped, traveling north, eventually reaching the US.

Denise sat in a separate chair, catercorner to the couch.

I know this isn't much and it's certainly not enough to make you understand, but I want you to know that I still believe in the gift of live. I want you to believe in it, too. You deserve that in your life, for nothing is more fulfilling than love itself. pg. 350

Everyone judges, it's a human nature.

avoid you. I want to avoid you." He stared at her, plainly confused.

So that's the ghost you been running from. You know, the ghost, the memory. I been watchin' you, workin' day and night, slavin' so hard you barely breath. People do that for three reasons. Either they crazy, or stupid, or tryin' to forget. And with you, I knew you were tryin' to forget. I just didn't know what. - Gus

El silencio es sagrado; tiene la capacidad de unir a la gente, porque solo aquellos que se sienten cómodos en compañía de otro pueden estar juntos sin hablar. Una auténtica paradoja.

In every way, a walk to remember.

picked up on the first ring. "We've got information on a few Richard Franklins," he said. "It's not an unusual name, so more than one popped

Silence is pure. Silence is holy. It draws people together because only those who are comfortable with each other can sit without speaking. This is the great paradox.

On and on they went these nevers, but despite their random natures I found myself following almost every one perhaps bc I never wanted to disappoint my father. His voice even now follows me now on this longest of rides this thing called life.

Do you remember what I said about friendship? 'It's about someone who walks into your life, says I'm here for you, and then proves it.

Throughout my remaining days in New Bern, I wondered what she was doing at any given moment and where she was. I no longer felt complete, as if part of me had been hollowed out, leaving only an aching void. Before Natalie, I used to believe that with love, anything was possible. Now I understand that sometimes love isn't enough.

Los buenos profesores no tiene precio. Te inspiran, te entretienen y acabas aprendiendo más de lo que esperabas...

Studeren was niet het echte leven. Het was een fantasiewereld, dat wist ze, en totaal anders dan de wereld waarin ze over een paar maanden terecht zou komen. In tegenstelling tot een echte baan, begonnen haar colleges pas om tien uur en waren ze vaak rond twee uur afgelopen. Avonden en weekenden werden meestal alleen maar aan plezier, gezelligheid en het verleggen van grenzen besteed.

were finally able to fall back asleep. Early on, all of them had seen a counselor; the kids had drawn

I've learned that the part they neglect to tell you is often the most important part. People hide the truth because they're afraid

Aprendí algo acerca de mí misma: que después de una experiencia tan desagradable, podía sobrevivir y seguir adelante...

For little girls, their first love should always be their dad, but that isn't always the case.

And while it may be normal to feel guilty, it's also important to remember that guilt is simply an emotion, and like all emotions, it will eventually pass. Unless you choose to hold on to it.

Ik begrijp dat liefde en verdriet hand in hand gaan, want de een kan niet bestaan zonder de ander, maar toch vraag ik mij wel eens af of het allemaal wel eerlijk is. Een man zou moeten sterven zoals hij heeft geleefd, vind ik. In zijn laatste ogenblikken moet hij omgeven en getroost worden door diegenen van wie hij altijd heeft gehouden.

Cuando sus labios sellaron los míos, supe que podría vivir hasta cumplir los cien años y visitar todos los países del mundo, pero que nada se podría comparar con ese preciso instante, cuando, por primera vez, besé a la chica de mis sueños y supe que mi amor por ella nunca tendría fin,,

Se trataba de pequeñas imperfecciones que la hacían perfecta ante mis ojos...