Quotes by Nicholas Sparks

EVERYONE MAKES MISTAKES, EVEN THE PERSONS WE LOVE.

As the warm air blew in the car, simple snapshots of the life theyd lived together surfaced in his mind; but as always, those images led inexorably to their final day together.

Its the possibility that keeps me going, not the guarantee.

I came to the conclusion that unrealized hopes, even small ones, were always wrenching.

What happens if a car comes? We die.

Love is always patient and kind. It is never jealous. Love is never boastful or conceited. It is never rude or selfish. It does not take offense and is not resentful.

The world is a better place when you smile.

Poetry, she thought, wasnt written to be analyzed; it was meant to inspire without reason, to touch without understanding.

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.

I dont think that were meant to understand it all the time. I think that sometimes we just have to have faith.

Does trust have to be earned. Or is it simply a matter of faith?

Science only goes so far, then comes God.- Noah Calhoun-

Halfway down the aisle, Jamie suddenly seemed to tire, and they stopped while she caught her breath...It was, I remembered thinking, the most difficult walk anyone ever had to make. In every way, a walk to remember.

I dont pray because it doesnt work. Prayer doesnt fix anything. Bad things happen anyway.

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?

Every couple needs to argue now and then. Just to prove that the relationship is strong enough to survive. Long-term relationships, the ones that matter, are all about weathering the peaks and the valleys.

Every couple has ups and downs, every couple argues, and that’s the thing—you’re a couple, and couples can’t function without trust.

Theresa, I know theres a part of you that believes you can change someone, but the reality is that you cant. You can change yourself, and Garrett can change himself, but you cant do it for him.

Its hard at times, but it makes a kid strong in ways that most people cant understand. Teaches them that even though people are left behind, new ones will inevitable take their place; that every place has something good - and bad - to offer. It makes a kid grow up fast.

He thought of her often, and he missed the companionship theyd once shared and the friendship that had been the bedrock of their marriage at its best.