Quotes by Nicholas Sparks

“Frugality, Ive learned, has its own cost, one that sometimes lasts forever.”

“I am nothing special, of this I am sure. I am a common man with common thoughts and Ive led a common life. 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 dont 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 dont want to keep me, either, do you? To that, he had no response.”

“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.”

“Their fingers seemed to fit together in just the right way- effortlessly clasped,like perfect complements.”

“The greater the love, the greater the tragedy when its over.”

“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.”

“nothing wonderful lasted forever. Joy was as fleeting as a shooting star that crossed the evening sky, ready to blink out at any moment.”

“If you love Alex now, then love him forever. Make him laugh again, and cherish the time you spend together. Take walks and ride your bikes, curl up on the couch and watch movies beneath a blanket. Make him breakfast, but dont spoil him. Let him make breakfast for you as well, so he can show you he thinks youre special. Kiss him and make love to him and consider yourself lucky for having met him, for hes the kind of man wholl prove you right.”

“Life, he realize, was much like a song. In the beginning there is mystery, in the end there is confirmation, but its in the middle where all the emotion resides to make the whole thing worthwhile.”

“Thats 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 wasnt 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.”

“Youre a hero and a gentleman, youre kind and honest, but more than that, youre 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.”

“We’d met at a carefree time, a moment full of promise, in its place now were the harsh lessons of the real world.”

“You are, and always have been, my dream.”

“Someday youll find someone special again. People whove been in love once usually do. Its in their nature.”

“Deep in her heart, she wasnt sure she deserved to be happy, nor did she believe that she was worthy of someone who seemed...normal.”

“Marriage is a partnership, not a democracy.”

“True love is rare, and its the only thing that gives life real meaning.”

“So its not gonna be easy. Its going to be really hard; were 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.”

“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, its 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 Ive 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 its possible for two people to fall in love all over again, even when theres been a lifetime of disappointment between them.”