Quotes by Nicholas Sparks

You kissed me yes, But it was not just goodnight even then I could feel the promise in it. The promise that you could kiss me like that forever.

and then you stopped. And looked at me. And I knew then exactly what was going to happen. You kissed me, yes. But it was not just goodnight. Even then, I could feel the promise in it. The promise that you would kiss me just like that, forever.

They wouldnt understand, and I dont feel the need to explain, simply because I know in my heart how real it was. When I think of you, I cant help smiling, knowing that youve completed me somehow. I love you, not just for now, but for always, and I dream of the day that youll take me in your arms again

So tel me, Mr. Science Journalist, do you still doubt the existence of miracles?I just told you. Youre my miracle.

Even when we were standing in the church and I was getting ready to take my vows, I can remember wishing that you were standing there, instead of him. Because I not only still loved you, but loved you beyond measure.

Thats what I dont like about college, by the way. Its like a lot of people dont believe these years really count, so youre allowed to experiment with... whatever. Theres such a casual view about things like sex and drinking and even drugs. I know that sounds really old-fashioned, but I just dont get it...to be honest, Im kind of disappointed in those two people I heard about, and I dont want to sit there trying to pretend that Im not. I know I shouldnt judge,...but still, what was the point? Shouldnt you save things like that for someone you love? So that it really means something? - Savannah

Before I started (college), thats the advice my dad gave me. He said to pick classes based on the teacher whenever you can, not the subject...his point was that good teachers are priceless. They inspire you, they entertain you, and you end up learning a ton even when you dont know it.

We are not perfect. We make mistakes. We screw up but then we forgive and move forward.

You have no idea how much the last few days have meant to me, I began. Meeting you has been the best thing thats ever happened to me.

...when a wife wouldnt testify, little punishment was meted out. Alex came to understand that only those who pressed charges ever became truly free, because the life they were leading was a prison, even if most of them wouldnt admit it.

That was the dirty secret associated with her past. Not that shed been abused but that somehow she felt that she deserved it because shed let it happen. Even now, it shamed her, and there were times when she felt hideously ugly, as though the scars that had been left behind were visible to everyone.

Wandering and confused, lost to myself, ill-assorted, contradictory, Pausing, gazing, bending, and stopping

You think you know me, but Im not sure that even I know who I am anymore.

Ive learned that were all entitled to have our secrets.

The problem isnt finding out where you are gonna go-its figuring out what you are gonna do once you get there that is! (Jamie Sullivan)

The next time youre mad at me, talk to me, he said. Dont shut me out. I dont like playing games. And by the way, I had a great time, too.

They were inlove, but they hadnt been lovers; they were friends and yet also strangers for so many years

Allie noticed it all, every sound, every thought. Her senses had come alive, invigorating her, and she felt her mind drifting through the last few weeks.

The day my life changed forever...The day I first saw you.

I wish I had the talent to paint the way I feel about you, for my words always feel inadequate. I imagine using red for your passion and pale blue for your kindness; forest green to reflect the depth of your empathy and bright yellow for your unflagging optimism. And still I wonder: can even an artist’s palette capture the full range of what you mean to me?