Quotes by Nicholas Sparks

The reason it hurts so much to separate is because our souls are connected.

You gotta know when to be lazy. Done correctly, its an art form that benefits everyone.

There are guys who grow up thinking theyll settle down some distant time in the future, and there are guys who are ready for marriage as soon as they meet the right person. The former bore me, mainly because theyre pathetic; and the latter, frankly are hard to find.

Marriage is about compromise; its about doing something for the other person, even when you dont want to.

Each recognized the fact that real commitment could be proven only through the passage of time.

A good marriage, like any partnership, meant subordinating ones own needs to that of the others, in the expectation that the other will do the same.

She was in a terrible marriage and she couldnt talk to anyone. He used to hit her, and in the beginning she told him that if it ever happened again, she would leave him. He swore that it wouldnt and she believed him. But it only got worse after that, like when his dinner was cold, or when she mentioned that shed visited with one of the neighbors who was walking by with his dog. She just chatted with him, but that night, her husband threw her into a mirror.

There are guys who grow up thinking theyll settle down some distant time in the future, and there are guys who are ready for marriage as soon as they meet the right person. The former bore me, mainly because theyre pathetic; and the latter, quite frankly, are hard to find. But its the serious ones Im interested in, and it takes time to find a guy like that whom Im equally interested in. I mean, if the relationship cant survive the long term, why on earth would it be worth my time and energy for the short term?

There are no buts, she said. Not about this. Not with me. I love you, Wilson, and I know that you love me. And if were going to make it work between us, were both going to have to give a little. Im not asking you to believe. Im asking you to its acome with me to church. Marriage is about compromise; its about doing something for the other person, even if you dont want to. Like I did with the wedding.

...marriage is about becoming a team. Youre going to spend the rest of your life learning about each other, and every now and then, things blow up. But the beauty of marriage is that if you picked the right person and you both love each other, youll always figure out a way to get through it

Life…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.

I dont care if your dad is the Sultan of Brunei. You happened to be born into a privileged family. What you do with that truth is completely up to you. Im here because I want to be with you. But if I didnt, all the money in the world wouldnt have changed my feelings for you.

There are no monuments dedicated to me and my name will soon be forgotten, but Ive loved another with all my heart and soul, and to me, this has always been enough.

I never stopped loving you, Ronnie. And I never stopped thinking about you. Even if summers do come to an end.

There were moments when it honestly seemed as if the world were conspiring against her.

Thats what courage is. If she werent scared, she wouldnt need courage in the first place. -Jo

It can be coins or sports or politics or horses or music or faith... the saddest people Ive ever met in life are the ones who dont care deeply about anything at all. Passion and satisfaction go hand in hand, and without them, any happiness is only temporary, because theres nothing to make it last.

...but unlike me, she has a hard time saying such things. She loved me with a passion, but I felt it in her expressions, in her touch, in the tender brush of her lips. And, when I needed it most, she loved me with the written word as well.

Thats the thing about being the product of happily marries parents, You grow up thinking the fairy tale is real, and more than that, you think youre entitled to live it. So far, though, it wasnt working out as planned.

He was a solitary figure in a vast landscape while she was a face in a nameless crowd.