Nicholas Sparks: Trending quotes (page 28)

“The past was gone, after all, and the future was the only thing they had left.”

Nicholas Sparks

Amanda Collier Ridley, Chapter 12, p. 180
2009, The Best of Me (2011)

Past , Future

“I lead a simple life now, I am foolish, an old man in love, a dreamer who dreams of nothing but reading to Allie and holding her whenever I can. I am a sinner with many faults and a man who believes in magic, but I am too old to change and too old to care.”

Nicholas Sparks

Duke, Winter for Two, p. 212
1990s, The Notebook (1996)

Love , Life , Dreams , Change

“Standing next to Micah, I realized that there were times when we talked not because we needed to communicate anything important, but simply because we each drew comfort from the other's voice.”

Nicholas Sparks

Nicholas Sparks, Chapter 9, p. 138
2000s, Three Weeks with My Brother (2004)

Communication , Time

“I was not meant to be alone. I am not good at it. The years since Ruth's passing have ticked by with the kind of desparate silence known only to the elderly. It is a silence underscored by loneliness and the knowledge that the good years are already in the past, coupled with the complications of old age itself.
The body is not meant to survive nearly a century. I speak from experience when I say this…”

Nicholas Sparks

Ira Levinson, Chapter 28, p. 320-321
2009, The Longest Ride (2013)

Age , Knowledge , Silence , Past

“I'm of the opinion that anyone--even strangers--can sense the urgency of a request, and most people will usually do the right thing. … But when that didn't work, I offered to pay them.”

Nicholas Sparks

Jeremy Marsh, Chapter 14, p. 218
2000s, True Believer (2005)

People , Sense

“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?”

Nicholas Sparks

Ira Levinson, Chapter 28, p. 326-327
2009, The Longest Ride (2013)

Way , Feeling , Imagination , Optimism

“Like I said, you're in this together. Men have certain needs, women have different needs; that's the way it was hundreds of years ago, and that's the way it's going to be hundreds of years from now. If you both realize that, and you both work on meeting each other's needs, you'll have a good marriage. And part of that, for both of you, is trust. In the end, it's that simple.”

Nicholas Sparks

Doris, Chapter 12, p. 164
2000s, At First Sight (2005)

Women , Men , Marriage , Way

“No, there's no experience quite like having children, and despite the challenges we once faced, I've considered myself blessed because of the family we created.”

Nicholas Sparks

Wilson Lewis, Chapter 2, p. 36
2000s, The Wedding (2003)

Children , Family

“A truth emerges in any long marriage, and the truth is this: Our spouses sometimes know us better than we even know ourselves.”

Nicholas Sparks

Ira Levinson, Chapter 28, p. 325
2009, The Longest Ride (2013)

Marriage , Truth

“I've come to believe that children live for the satisfaction of surprising their parents…”

Nicholas Sparks

Wilson Lewis, Chapter 2, p. 34
2000s, The Wedding (2003)

Children , Parent

“She didn't hide what she was thinking, she didn't try to impress him, nor was she swayed by anything he'd accomplished in the past. Instead she seemed to evaluate him as he was today, right now, without holding either the past or the future against him.”

Nicholas Sparks

Jeremy Marsh, Chapter 9, p. 159
2000s, True Believer (2005)

Thinking , Past , Future

“…The greater the love, the greater the tragedy when it's over. Those two elements always go together. … The best we can hope for in life is that it doesn't happen for a long, long time.”

Nicholas Sparks

Adrienne Willis, Chapter 14, p. 152
2000s, Nights in Rodanthe (2002)

Love , Life , Hope , Time

“Mitch…was the kind of man who added something to everything he touched and everyone he came in contact with. I was envious of his view on life. He saw it all as a big game, where the only way to win was to be good to other people, to be able to look at yourself in the mirror and like what you see.”

Nicholas Sparks

Taylor McAden, Chapter 25, p. 300
2000s, The Rescue (2000)

Life , People , Way , Game

“My point is simply that kids turn out okay as long as the parents are involved, no matter where they live. It's not like small towns have a monopoly on values. I mean, I'm sure if I did some digging, I'd find lots of kids that were in trouble here, too. Kids are kids, no matter where they live.”

Nicholas Sparks

Jeremy Marsh, Chapter 7, p. 108
2000s, True Believer (2005)

Parent

“I can no more give Jamie away than I can give away my heart. But what I can do is let another share in the joy that she has always given me.”

Nicholas Sparks

Hegbert Sullivan, Chapter 13, p. 239
1990s, A Walk to Remember (1999)

Heart , Joy

“…when two people live together, the stress flows both ways. This, I come to believe, is both the blessing and the curse of marriage. It's a blessing because there's an outlet for the everyday strains of life; it's a curse because the outlet is someone you care deeply about.”

Nicholas Sparks

Wilson Lewis, Prologue, p. 3
2000s, The Wedding (2003)

Life , Marriage , People , Way

“…There is a greater purpose to all this. It is your destiny.”

Nicholas Sparks

Victor, Chapter 13, Thibault, p. 146
2000s, The Lucky One (2008)

“Well, then I'd say it takes two to tango. My guess is that both of you are right and both of you are wrong. That's the way most arguments go, anyway. People are who they are and no one is perfect, but marriage is about becoming a team. You're 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, you'll alway figure out a way to get through it.”

Nicholas Sparks

Jeremy's father, Chapter 11, p. 148
2000s, At First Sight (2005)

Love , Life , Marriage , People

“It was a life, she eventually concluded, that had been lived in the middle ground, where contentment and love were found in the smallest details of people's lives. It was a life of dignity and honor, not without sorrows yet fulfilling in a way that few experiences ever were. She knew Tuck understood that more than anyone.”

Nicholas Sparks

Amanda Collier Ridley, Chapter 2, p. 35
2009, The Best of Me (2011)

Love , Life , People , Way

“Katie eventually realizes that she must choose between a life of transient safety and one of riskier rewards…and that in the darkest hour, love is the only true safe haven.”

Nicholas Sparks

Back jacket flap
2009, Safe Haven (2010)

Love , Life