Quotes by Nicholas Sparks

Do you know what youre saying when you say, Whatever? Its 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)

Strange, what being forced to slow down could do to a person.

You should read something else.Why would he have done that to him?I dont know, she said.Do you ever feel like Job?She smiled, a little twinkle in her eyes.Sometimes.But you havent lost your faith?No, I knew she hadnt, 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.

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 Ive learned that not everyone can say that about his life.

You cant live your life for other people. Youve got to do whats right for you, even if it hurts some people you love.

In the end you should always do the right thing even if its hard.

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.

When you chase a dream, you learn about yourself. You learn your capabilities and limitations, and the value of hard work and persistence.

Maybe weve lived a thousand lives before this one and in each of them weve found each other... I know Ive spent each life before this one searching for you. Not someone like you but you, for your soul and mine must always come together.

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.

The two of you, theres something uncanny about the way you two are with each other. I mean everything--the way you look at each other, the way she relaxes when you put your hand on her back, the way you both seem to know what the other is always thinking, its always struck me as extraordinary. Thats another reason I keep putting marriage off. I know I want something like what you two share, and Im not sure Ive found it yet. Im not sure I ever will. And with love like that, they say anythings possible, right?

Mom says its because she has PMS.Do you even know what that means?Im not a little kid anymore. It means pissed-at- men syndrome

If youre going to sit on someones tombstone, you might as well know something about them, right?

Logan stopped and gazed skyward as the kite began to soar above them, and when he clapped his hands at Bens obvious joy, she was strucked by the simple truth that sometimes the most ordinary things could be made extraordinary, simply by doing them with the right people.

I have faith that God will show you the answer. But you have to understand that sometimes it takes a while to be able to recognize what God wants you to do. Thats how it often is. Gods voice is usually nothing more than a whisper, and you have to listen very carefully to hear it. But other times, in those rarest of moments, the answer is obvious and rings as loud as a church bell.

Never forget that God is your friend. And like all friends, He longs to hear whats been happening in your life. Good or bad, whether its been full of sorrow or anger, or even when youre questioning why terrible things have to happen.

If pinpointing Gods presence were really that simple, then he supposed the beaches would be more crowded in the mornings. They would be filled with people on their own quests, instead of people jogging or walking their dogs or fishing in the surf.

More than anything, he wanted to return to the house with the same look of peace that hed seen on Pastor Harriss face, but he trudged through the sand, he couldnt help feeling like an amateur, someone searching for Gods truths like a child searching for seashells.

I have always been a firm believer in God and the power of prayer, though to be honest, my faith has made for alist of questions I definitely want answered after Im gone.

I mean talk. Never forget that God is your friend. And like all friends, He longs to hear whats been happening in your life. Good or bad, whether its been full of sorrow or anger, and even when youre questioning why terrible things have to happen. So I talk withhim.