Quotes from Nicholas Sparks

Makes sense to me. Sometimes starting over is exactly what a person needs. And I think it's admirable. A lot of people don't have the courage it takes to do something like that.

That's what dating is for, after all - to learn if you're compatible with someone.

It may seem as the hardest thing to do, but you have to forget the guy who forgot about you.

What it's like to be a parent: It's one of the hardest things you'll ever do but in exchange it teaches you the meaning of unconditional love.

I have come to realize that destiny can hurt a person as much as it can bless him.

Libraries are places that house our dreams, our fantasies, our thirst for adventure.

...his wartime experience had taught him to trust his instincts, even though he'd never been sure where they'd come from.

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

Sometimes you have to be apart from people you love, but that doesn't make you love them any less. Sometimes you love them more.

You are every reason, every hope and every dream I've ever had, and no matter what happens to us in the future, everyday we are together is the greatest day of my life.

The reason it hurts so much to separate is because our souls are connected. Maybe they always have been and will be. Maybe we've lived a thousand lives before this one and in each of them we've found each other.

Just when you think it can't get any worse, it can. And just when you think it can't get any better, it can.

My wife, my family, my friends - they've all taught me things about love and what that emotion really means. In a nutshell, loving someone is about giving, not receiving.

Like her father, he wasn't comfortable sharing his thoughts and feelings. She tried to explain that she needed to be closer to him, but it had never seemed to make a difference.

In the blink of an eye, something happens by chance, when you least expect it, sets you on a course that you never planned, into a future you never imagined.

It is life, I think, to watch the water. A man can learn so many things.

Never forget that anticipation is an important part of life. Work's important, family's important, but without excitement, you have nothing. You're cheating yourself if you refuse to enjoy what's coming.

How far should a person go in the name of true love?

They inspire you, they entertain you, and you end up learning a ton even when you don't know it.

It was funny that you know someone for years but still discover something you never noticed before.

I may be irresponsible but I am a good irresponsible.

The best love is the kind that awakens the soul and makes us reach for more, that plants a fire in our hearts and brings peace to our minds. And thats what you've given me. That's what I'd hoped to give you forever.

I love you, not just for now, but for always, and I dream of the day that you'll take me in your arms again.

So it's not gonna be easy. It's going to be really hard; we're gonna have to work at this everyday, but I want to do that because I want you. I want all of you, forever, everyday. You and me... everyday.