Nicholas Sparks: Trending quotes (page 29)

“You are a smart man, Ira, but sometimes I think you do not understand women very well.”

Nicholas Sparks

Ruth Levinson, Chapter 20 Ira, p. 267
2009, The Longest Ride (2013)

Women , Understanding , Thinking

“…he realized that the same thing that made women initially attractive to him--their need to be taken care of--was the very thing that eventually signaled he end of the relationship. How did that old saying go? If you've been divorced once, you might be right in thinking your ex was the problem. If you've been divorced three times? Well, folks, the problem is most definitely you. Granted, he hadn't been divorced, but the point was well taken.”

Nicholas Sparks

Travis Parker, Chapter 12, p. 144-145
2000s, The Choice (2007)

Women , Problem , Thinking , Time

“…feeling her helplessness. There was nothing worse. Most people lived under the illusion that they were in control of their lives, but that wasn't completely true. Yeah, you could decide what to have for breakfast and what to wear and all those little things, but as soon as you stepped out into the world, you were pretty much at the mercy of everyone else around you, and all you could do was hope that if they were having a bad day, they wouldn't decide to take it out on you.”

Nicholas Sparks

Jennifer Romanello, Chapter 30, p. 323
2000s, The Guardian (2003)

People , World , Hope , Feeling

“…there is the fact that having a child transforms the basic marriage relationship. No longer are you simply husband and wife, you are mother and father as well, and all spontaneity vanishes immediately.”

Nicholas Sparks

Wilson Lewis, Chapter 2, p. 35-36
2000s, The Wedding (2003)

Marriage

“So many people these days, it seemed, believed that these things (personal fulfillment and self-esteem) could come only from work, not from parenting, and many people believed that having children had nothing to do with raising them.”

Nicholas Sparks

Taylor McAden, Chapter 18, p. 200
2000s, The Rescue (2000)

Children , People , Parent , Personality

“…once she becomes a teenager…well, sometimes there's nothing you can do. With or without you, in the end, children grow up to become the people they were meant to be.”

Nicholas Sparks

Lexie Darnell, Chapter 16, p. 196-197
2000s, At First Sight (2005)

Children , People

“You have to understand that I'm not the girl I used to be. I'm a wife and a mother now, and like everyone else I'm not perfect. I struggle with the choices I've made and I make mistakes, and half the time I wonder who I really am or what I'm doing or whether my life means anything at all. I'm not special at all, Dawson, and you need to know that. You have to understand that I'm just…ordinary.”

Nicholas Sparks

Amanda Collier Ridley, Chapter 11, p. 171
2009, The Best of Me (2011)

Life , Girl , Understanding , Time

“Even now, not a day goes by when I don't wish I could turn back the clock and change what happened.”

Nicholas Sparks

Denise Holton, Chapter 15, p. 166
2000s, The Rescue (2000)

Change

“"… good teachers are priceless. They inspire you, they entertain you, and you end up learning a ton even when you don't know it."
"Because they're passionate about their subjects."”

Nicholas Sparks

Savannah Lynn Curtis and John Tyree, Chapter 4, p. 69-70
2000s, Dear John (2006)

Learning , Teachers , Passion

“It went without saying that he felt guilty about what had happened, but married friends had assured him that guilt was the cornerstone of any good marriage. It meant that a conscience was at work, values were held in high esteem, and reasons to feel guilty were best avoided whenever possible.”

Nicholas Sparks

Travis Parker, Proloque, p. 2
2000s, The Choice (2007)

Marriage , Feeling

“No pretenses, no attempts to impress, no one trying to show anyone up.”

Nicholas Sparks

Travis Parker, Chapter 1, p. 12
2000s, The Choice (2007)

“Kids are people, too, and once they start getting older, they make their own decisions. There's only so much you can do.”

Nicholas Sparks

Lexie Darnell, Chapter 16, p. 196
2000s, At First Sight (2005)

People , Decision

“…having children changes your life like nothing else. It'll be the hardest and best thing you've ever done.”

Nicholas Sparks

Doris, Chapter 19, p. 247
2000s, At First Sight (2005)

Life , Children , Change

“Was living together a step toward the future or just a way to continue the present?”

Nicholas Sparks

Gabby Holland, Chapter 5, p. 58
2000s, The Choice (2007)

Way , Future

“…people who are grieving have to want to move on--that first step, that motivating spark, has to come from within them. And when it does, it opens the door to the unexpected.”

Nicholas Sparks

Jo, Chapter 23, p. 190
2009, Safe Haven (2010)

People , Motivation

“…she would fall in love with me again, just like she had a long time ago. And that's the most wonderful feeling in the world. How many people are ever given that chance? To have someone you love fall in love with you over and over?”

Nicholas Sparks

Noah Calhoun, Chapter 1, p. 25
2000s, The Wedding (2003)

Love , People , World , Feeling

“"What's your horse's name?""Horse.""Sophia waited for the joke, but it didn't come. "You call your horse 'Horse'?""He doesn't mind.""You should give him a noble name. Like Prince or Chief or something.""It might confuse him now.""Trust me. Anything is better than Horse. It's like naming a dog Dog.""I have a dog named Dog. Australian Cattle Dog." He turned, his expression utterly matter-of-fact. "Great herder.""And your mom didn't complain?""My mom named him."”

Nicholas Sparks

Sophia and Luke, Chapter 4 Sophia, p. 64
2009, The Longest Ride (2013)

Dogs , Moms , Waiting , Horse

“Love could be set in motion quickly, but true love needed time to grow into something strong and enduring. Love was, above all, about commitment and dedication and a belief that spending years with a certain person would create something greater than the sum of what the two could accomplish separately. Only time, however, could show whether you'd been accurate in your judgment.”

Nicholas Sparks

Jeremy Marsh, Chapter 12, p. 192
2000s, True Believer (2005)

Love , Strong , Time , Personality

“…suddenly certain that what he was doing now was the sole reason he'd been placed on this earth. To love another. To care for someone else, to help another person, to carry her worries until she was strong enough to carry them on her own. To care for someone unconditionally, for in the end that was what gave life meaning.”

Nicholas Sparks

Jeremy Marsh, Chapter 20, p. 263
2000s, At First Sight (2005)

Love , Life , Strong , Help

“…people always said that parenting and worrying were synonymous…”

Nicholas Sparks

Travis Parker, Chapter 15, p. 193
2000s, The Choice (2007)

People , Parent