200+ Quotes & Sayings By Nicholas Sparks

Nicholas Sparks was born in 1965 in North Carolina. He attended the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, where he was an English major. He graduated with honors and studied literature at the University of North Carolina at Greensboro. Sparks is the author of bestselling novels including The Notebook, A Walk to Remember, Dear John, The Lucky One, The Rescue, Safe Haven, Message in a Bottle, The Last Song, The Lucky One, Nights in Rodanthe, The Choice, The Rescue and Safe Haven Read more

His books have sold over 135 million copies worldwide.

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I am nothing special, of this I am sure. I am a common man with common thoughts and I've led a common life. There are no monuments dedicated to me and my name will soon be forgotten, but I've loved another with all my heart and soul, and to me, this has always been enough.. Nicholas Sparks
Love is like the wind, you can't see it but...
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Love is like the wind, you can't see it but you can feel it. Nicholas Sparks
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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. Nicholas Sparks
Just when you think it can't get any worse, it...
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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. Nicholas Sparks
You are, and always have been, my dream.
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You are, and always have been, my dream. Nicholas Sparks
You are my best friend as well as my lover,...
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You are my best friend as well as my lover, and I do not know which side of you I enjoy the most. I treasure each side, just as I have treasured our life together. Nicholas Sparks
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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 that's what you've given me. That's what I'd hoped to give you forever Nicholas Sparks
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We fell in love, despite our differences, and once we did, something rare and beautiful was created. For me, love like that has only happened once, and that's why every minute we spent together has been seared in my memory. I'll never forget a single moment of it. Nicholas Sparks
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They didn’t agree on much. In fact, they didn’t agree on anything. They fought all the time and challenged each other ever day. But despite their differences, they had one important thing in common. They were crazy about each other. Nicholas Sparks
My daddy said, that the first time you fall in...
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My daddy said, that the first time you fall in love, it changes you forever and no matter how hard you try, that feeling just never goes away. Nicholas Sparks
You are the answer to every prayer I've offered. You...
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You are the answer to every prayer I've offered. You are a song, a dream, a whisper, and I don't know how I could have lived without you for as long as I have. Nicholas Sparks
If you like her, if she makes you happy, and...
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If you like her, if she makes you happy, and if you feel like you know her---then don't let her go. Nicholas Sparks
I love you more than there are stars in the...
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I love you more than there are stars in the sky and fish in the sea. Nicholas Sparks
True love is rare, and it's the only thing that...
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True love is rare, and it's the only thing that gives life real meaning. Nicholas Sparks
The greater the love, the greater the tragedy when it's...
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The greater the love, the greater the tragedy when it's over. Nicholas Sparks
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And when her lips met mine, I knew that I could live to be a hundred and visit every country in the world, but nothing would ever compare to that single moment when I first kissed the girl of my dreams and knew that my love would last forever. Nicholas Sparks
Life, he realize, was much like a song. In the...
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Life, he realize, was much like a song. In the beginning there is mystery, in the end there is confirmation, but it's in the middle where all the emotion resides to make the whole thing worthwhile. Nicholas Sparks
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The saddest people I've ever met in life are the ones who don't care deeply about anything at all. Passion and satisfaction go hand in hand, and without them, any happiness is only temporary, because there's nothing to make it last. Nicholas Sparks
If conversation was the lyrics, laughter was the music, making...
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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. Nicholas Sparks
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In time, the hurt began to fade and it was easier to just let it go. At least I thought it was. But in every boy I met in the next few years, I found myself looking for you, and when the feelings got too strong, I'd write you another letter. But I never sent them for fear of what I might find. By then, you'd gone on with your life and I didn't want to think about you loving someone else. I wanted to remember us like we were that summer. I didn't ever want to lose that. . Nicholas Sparks
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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. And maybe each time, we've been forced apart for the same reasons. That means that this goodbye is both a goodbye for the past ten thousand years and a prelude to what will come. Nicholas Sparks
I fell in love with her when we were together,...
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I fell in love with her when we were together, then fell deeper in love with her in the years we were apart. Nicholas Sparks
The emotion that can break your heart is sometimes the...
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The emotion that can break your heart is sometimes the very one that heals it... Nicholas Sparks
Without you in my arms, I feel an emptiness in...
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Without you in my arms, I feel an emptiness in my soul. I find myself searching the crowds for your face - I know it's an impossibility, but I cannot help myself. Nicholas Sparks
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When I look in the mirror, I know I’m looking at someone who isn’t sure she deserves to be loved at all. Nicholas Sparks
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Spending time with you showed me what I’ve been missing in my life. Nicholas Sparks
I'd learned that some things are best kept secret.
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I'd learned that some things are best kept secret. Nicholas Sparks
Love, I've come to understand is more than three words...
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Love, I've come to understand is more than three words mumbled before bedtime. Nicholas Sparks
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She was my dream. She made me who I am, and holding her in my arms was more natural to me than my own heartbeat. I think about her all the time. Even now, when I'm sitting here, I think about her. There could never have been another. Nicholas Sparks
Romance is thinking about your significant other, when you are...
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Romance is thinking about your significant other, when you are supposed to be thinking about something else. Nicholas Sparks
If you're a bird... I'm a bird...
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If you're a bird... I'm a bird... Nicholas Sparks
Someday you'll find someone special again. People who've been in...
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Someday you'll find someone special again. People who've been in love once usually do. It's in their nature. Nicholas Sparks
She wanted something else, something different, something more. Passion and...
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She wanted something else, something different, something more. Passion and romance, perhaps, or maybe quiet conversations in candlelit rooms, or perhaps something as simple as not being second. Nicholas Sparks
He stared at her, knowing with certainty that he was...
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He stared at her, knowing with certainty that he was falling in love. He pulled her close and kissed her beneath a blanket of stars, wondering how on earth he'd been lucky enough to find her. Nicholas Sparks
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The scariest thing about distance is that you don’t know whether they’ll miss you or forget you. Nicholas Sparks
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I don't want to lose you.' His voice almost a whisper. Seeing his haggard expression, she took his hand and squeezed it, then reluctantly let it go. She could feel the tears again, and she fought them back. 'But you don't want to keep me, either, do you?' To that, he had no response. Nicholas Sparks
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You really love her don't you, " she said. With all my heart." She looked as sad as I'd ever seen her. What's your heart telling you to do?" I don't know." Maybe", she said gently, " You're trying to hard to hear it. Nicholas Sparks
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Poets often describe love as an emotion that we can't control, one that overwhelms logic and common sense. That's what it was like for me. I didn't plan on falling in love with you, and I doubt if oyu planned on fallin gin love with me. But once we met, it was clear that neither of us could control what was happening to us. We fell in love, despite our differences, and once we did, something rare and beautiful was created. For me, love like that has happened only once, and that's why every minute we spent together has been seared in my memory. I'll never forget a single moment of it. . Nicholas Sparks
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This is not a goodbye, my darling, this is a thank you. Thank you for coming into my life and giving me joy, thank you for loving me and receiving my love in return. Thank you for the memories I will cherish forever. But most of all, thank you for showing me that there will come a time when I can eventually let you go. I love you, T. Nicholas Sparks
How far should a person go in the name of...
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How far should a person go in the name of true love? Nicholas Sparks
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Yes, I decided, a man can truly change. The events of the past year have taught me much about myself, and a few universal truths. I learned, for instance, that while wounds can be inflicted easily upon those we love, it's often much more difficult to heal them. Yet the process of healing those wounds provided the richest experience of my life, leading me to believe that while I've often overestimated what I could accomplish in a day, I had underestimated what I could do in a year. But most of all, I learned that it's possible for two people to fall in love all over again, even when there's been a lifetime of disappointment between them. Nicholas Sparks
Loving someone and having them love you back is the...
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Loving someone and having them love you back is the most precious thing in the world. Nicholas Sparks
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Dusk is just an illusion because the sun is either above the horizon or below it. And that means that day and night are linked in a way that few things are there cannot be one without the other yet they cannot exist at the same time. How would it feel I remember wondering to be always together yet forever apart? Nicholas Sparks
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I'd love to, she finally said, "on one condition." I steadied myself, hoping it wasn't something too awful." Yes?"" You have to promise that you won't fall in love with me." I knew she was kidding me by the way she laughed, and I couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief. Sometimes, I had to admit, Jamie had a pretty good sense of humor. I smiled and gave her my word. Nicholas Sparks
She wasnt exactly sure when it happened. Or even when...
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She wasnt exactly sure when it happened. Or even when it started. All she knew for sure was that right here and now, she was falling hard and she could only pray that he was feeling the same way. Nicholas Sparks
How far would you go to keep the hope of...
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How far would you go to keep the hope of love alive? Nicholas Sparks
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We’d met at a carefree time, a moment full of promise, in its place now were the harsh lessons of the real world. Nicholas Sparks
Yes... it wasn't over, it still isn't over.
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Yes... it wasn't over, it still isn't over. Nicholas Sparks
I guess what I'm trying to say is that you...
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I guess what I'm trying to say is that you are there, in everything I am, in everything I've ever done, and looking back, I know that I should have told you know much you've always meant to me. Nicholas Sparks
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No, it's not that. It's not what you're thinking. I was serious when I said 'all of it'. I can remember every moment we were together, and in eachof them there was something wonderful. I can't really pick any one time that meant more than any other. The entire summer was perfect, the kind of summer everyone should have. How could I pick one moment over another? Poets often describe love as an emotion that we can't control, one that overwhelms logic and common sense. That's what it was like for me. I didn't plan on falling in love with you, and I doubt if you planned on falling in love with me. But once we met, it was clear that neither of us could control what was happening to us. We fell in love, despite our differences, and once we did, something rare and beautiful was created. For me, love like that has happened only once, and that's why every minute we spent together has been seared in my memory. I'll never forget a single moment of it. . Nicholas Sparks
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You're a hero and a gentleman, you're kind and honest, but more than that, you're the first man I ever truly loved. And no matter what the future brings, you always will be, and I know that my life is better for it. Nicholas Sparks
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That's why I loved being with you. We could do the simplest things, like toss starfish into the ocean and share a burger and talk and even then I knew that I was fortunate. Because you were the first guy who wasn't constantly trying to impress me. You accepted who you were, but more than that, you accepted me for me. And nothing else mattered-- not my family or your family or anyone else in the world. It was just us. Nicholas Sparks
Love doesn't mean anything if you're not willing to make...
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Love doesn't mean anything if you're not willing to make a commitment, and you have to think not only about what you want, but about what he wants. Not just now, but in the future. Nicholas Sparks
It is the possibility that keeps me going, and though...
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It is the possibility that keeps me going, and though you may call me a dreamer or a fool or any other thing, I believe that anything is possible. Nicholas Sparks
All of sudden, this shooting star went by, and all...
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All of sudden, this shooting star went by, and all I could think was that they were listening to us somehow. Nicholas Sparks
No matter where it is in the sky... No matter...
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No matter where it is in the sky... No matter where you are in the world... the moon is never bigger than your thumb. -John Nicholas Sparks
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Being in love, I find myself smiling for no reason at all... Nicholas Sparks
He was the toast to her butter.
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He was the toast to her butter. Nicholas Sparks
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If you simply ignored the feeling, you would never know what might happen, and in many ways that was worse than finding out in the first place. Because if you were wrong, you could go forward in your life without ever looking back over your shoulder and wondering what might have been. Nicholas Sparks
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But love, I’ve come to understand, is more than three words mumbled before bedtime. Love is sustained by action, a pattern of devotion in the things we do for each other every day. Nicholas Sparks
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I’m stuck babysitting turtle eggs while a volleyball player slash grease monkey slash aquarium volunteer tries to hit on me.” I’m not hitting on you, ” he protested. No?” Believe me, you’d know if I was hitting on you. You wouldn’t be able to stop yourself from succumbing to my charms. Nicholas Sparks
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Deep in her heart, she wasn't sure she deserved to be happy, nor did she believe that she was worthy of someone who seemed...normal. Nicholas Sparks
Their fingers seemed to fit together in just the right...
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Their fingers seemed to fit together in just the right way- effortlessly clasped, like perfect complements. Nicholas Sparks
What's your heart telling you to do? I don't know.'...
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What's your heart telling you to do? I don't know.' Maybe, you're trying too hard to hear it. Nicholas Sparks
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Every now and then, I’d meet a guy and think that we were getting along great, and suddenly I’d stop hearing from him. Not only did he stop calling, but if I happened to bump into him sometime later he always acted like I had the plague. I didn’t understand it. I still don’t. And it bothered me. It hurt me. With time, it got harder and harder to keep blaming the guys, and I eventually came to the conclusion that there was something wrong with me. That maybe I was simply meant to live my life alone. Nicholas Sparks
I might kiss you. I might be bad at it....
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I might kiss you. I might be bad at it. That's not possible. Nicholas Sparks
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So, it's not gonna be easy. It's gonna be really hard. We're gonna have to work at this every day, but I want to do that because I want you. I want all of you, forever, you and me, every day. Will you do something for me, please? Just picture your life for me? Thirty years from now, forty years from now? What's it look like? If it's with him- go. Go! I lost you once, I think I can do it again, if I thought that's what you really wanted. But don't you take the easy way out. . Nicholas Sparks
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Every time I read to her, it was like I was courting her, because sometimes, just sometimes, she would fall in love with me again, just like she had a long time ago. And that's the most wonderful feeling in the world. How many people are ever given that chance? To have someone you love fall in love with you over and over? Nicholas Sparks
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Would you just stay with me? Stay with you? What for? Look at us! We're already fighting! Well that's what we do! We fight! You tell me when I'm being an arrogant son of a bitch and I tell you when you're being a pain in the ass! Which you are, 99% of the time. I'm not afraid to hurt your feelings, you have like a two-second rebound rate and you're back doing the next pain in the ass thing. So, what? So it's not gonna be easy, it's gonna be really hard. And we're gonna have to work at this everyday, but I wanna do that because I want you. I want all of you, forever. You and me. Everyday. . Nicholas Sparks
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I am lost without you. I am soulless, a drifter without a home, a solitary bird in a flight to nowhere. I am all these things, and I am nothing at all. This, my darling, is my life without you. I long for you to show me how to live again. Nicholas Sparks
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When we first met, I didn't want to get involved with anyone. I didn't have the time or energy, and I wasn't sure that I was ready for it. But you were so good to me, and I got swept up in that. And little by little, I found myself falling in love with you. Nicholas Sparks
And all I could think was that I would like...
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And all I could think was that I would like to spend every morning for the rest of my life waking up beside her Nicholas Sparks
Love is Love no matter old you are, and I...
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Love is Love no matter old you are, and I knew if I gave you enough time, you'd come back to me. Nicholas Sparks
I love you now for what we've already shared, and...
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I love you now for what we've already shared, and I love you now in anticipation of all that's to come. Nicholas Sparks
You're still alive. And that means you'll love and be...
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You're still alive. And that means you'll love and be loved...and in the end, nothing else really matters. Nicholas Sparks
She had been proud of his decision to serve his...
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She had been proud of his decision to serve his country, her heart bursting with love and admiration the first time she saw him outfitted in his dress blues. Nicholas Sparks
It was their secret, a secret meant for just the...
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It was their secret, a secret meant for just the two of them, and she'd never been able to imagine how it would sound coming from someone else. But, somehow, Logan made it sound just right. Nicholas Sparks
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For a moment, I wondered how different my life would have been had they been my parents, but I shook the thought away. I knew my father had done the best he could, and I had no regrets about the way I'd turned out. Regrets about the journey, maybe, but not the destination. Because however it had happened, I'd somehow ended up eating shrimp in a dingy downtown shack with a girl that I already knew I'd never forget. . Nicholas Sparks
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People come, people go — they’ll drift in and out of your life, almost like characters in a favorite book. When you finally close the cover, the characters have told their story and you start up again with another book, complete with new characters and adventures. Then you find yourself focusing on the new ones, not the ones from the past. Nicholas Sparks
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And I learned what is obvious to a child. That life is simply a collection of little lives, each lived one day at a time. That each day should be spent finding beauty in flowers and poetry and talking to animals. That a day spent with dreaming and sunsets and refreshing breezes cannot be bettered. But most of all, I learned that life is about sitting on benches next to ancient creeks with my hand on her knee and sometimes, on good days, for falling in love. Nicholas Sparks
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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. Nicholas Sparks
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Jamie: You know what I figured out today? Landon: What?Jamie: Maybe God has a bigger plan for me than I had for myself. Like this journey never ends. Like you were sent to me because I'm sick. To help me through all this. You're my angel. Nicholas Sparks
Youth offers the promise of happiness, but life offers the...
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Youth offers the promise of happiness, but life offers the realities of grief. Nicholas Sparks
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I'm sure you think that I don't understand what you're going through, but I do. It's just that sometimes, our future is dictated by what we are, opposed to what we want. Nicholas Sparks
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Too many people seem to believe that silence was a void that needed to be filled, even if nothing important was said. Nicholas Sparks
That's the thing about life. A lot of the time,...
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That's the thing about life. A lot of the time, it isn't easy at all. We just have to try to make the best of it. Nicholas Sparks
It is life, I think, to watch the water. A...
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It is life, I think, to watch the water. A man can learn so many things. Nicholas Sparks
I've come to believe that in everyone's life, there's one...
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I've come to believe that in everyone's life, there's one undeniable moment of change, a set of circumstances that suddenly alters everything. Nicholas Sparks
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Everyone wanted to believe that endless love was possible. She'd believed in it once too, back when she was eighteen. 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. Nicholas Sparks
Our lives can't be measured by our final years, of...
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Our lives can't be measured by our final years, of this I am sure. Nicholas Sparks
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Do you know what you're saying when you say, "Whatever"? It's just a code word for the f-word, followed by "you." And at your age, you never, ever. say that to anyone.' " Blaze leaned back. "So now, when someone says it to me, I just say, 'You too.' (72) Nicholas Sparks
Strange, what being forced to slow down could do to...
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Strange, what being forced to slow down could do to a person. Nicholas Sparks
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You should read something else." Why would he have done that to him?" I don't know, " she said. Do you ever feel like Job?"She smiled, a little twinkle in her eyes. Sometimes." But you haven't lost your faith?" No, " I knew she hadn't, but I think I was losing mine. Is it because you think you might get better?" No, " she said, "its because its the only thing I have left. Nicholas Sparks
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I suppose [my life] has most resembled a blue chip stock: fairly stable, more ups than downs, and gradually trending upward over time. A good buy, a lucky buy, and I've learned that not everyone can say that about his life. Nicholas Sparks
You can't live your life for other people. You've got...
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You can't live your life for other people. You've got to do what's right for you, even if it hurts some people you love. Nicholas Sparks
In the end you should always do the right thing...
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In the end you should always do the right thing even if it's hard. Nicholas Sparks
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Distance can ruin even the best of intentions. But I suppose it depends on how you look at it. Distance just adds a richness you would not otherwise get. People come. People go. They will drift in and out of your life, almost like characters in a favorite book. When you finally close the cover, the characters have told their stories and you start up again with another book, complete with new characters and adventures. Then you find yourself focusing on the new ones. Not the ones from the past. Nicholas Sparks
When you chase a dream, you learn about yourself. You...
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When you chase a dream, you learn about yourself. You learn your capabilities and limitations, and the value of hard work and persistence. Nicholas Sparks
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Maybe we've lived a thousand lives before this one and in each of them we've found each other... I know I've spent each life before this one searching for you. Not someone like you but you, for your soul and mine must always come together. Nicholas Sparks
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I’ve been doing this a long time, and I’ve come to learn that predictions don’t mean much. Too much lies outside the realm of medical knowledge. A lot of what happens next comes down to you and your specific genetics, your attitude. No, there’s nothing we can do to stop the inevitable, but that’s not the point. The point is that you should try to make the most of the time you have left. Nicholas Sparks