Nicholas Sparks: Trending quotes (page 30)

“…She had the rare ability to be exactly what people needed when she was with them and yet still remain true to herself.”

Nicholas Sparks

John Tyree, Chapter 7, p. 93
2000s, Dear John (2006)

People

“Our stories are funny because we lived them, and we survived them. The worse the incident was when it was happening, the funnier the story had become to us over the years.”

Nicholas Sparks

Nicholas Sparks, Chapter 16, p. 303
2000s, Three Weeks with My Brother (2004)

“You're doing the best you can, right? Isn't that what we always tell each other?”

Nicholas Sparks

Gabby Parker, Chapter 19, p. 227
2000s, The Choice (2007)

“It isn't easy living with an author. I know this because my wife has informed me of this fact.”

Nicholas Sparks

Nicholas Sparks, Prologue, p. 1
2000s, Three Weeks with My Brother (2004)

“He had not only known that I would be coming to see him, I realized, but had anticipated the reason for my visit. And in typical southern fashion, he'd given me the answer to my problem, without my ever having to ask him directly.”

Nicholas Sparks

Wilson Lewis, Chapter 1, p. 25
2000s, The Wedding (2003)

Fashion , Problem

“Her mother had once told her that there were men who kept secrets bottled up inside and that it spelled trouble for the women who loved them.”

Nicholas Sparks

Denise Holton, Chapter 21, p. 231
2000s, The Rescue (2000)

Love , Women , Men , Secret

“It was the way you looked at me while I looked at the art that changed me. It is you, in other words, who changed.”

Nicholas Sparks

Ruth Levinson, Chapter 14 Ira, p. 199
2009, The Longest Ride (2013)

Art , Way , Change

“…he had the sense that they were both lonely, albeit in different ways. He was a solitary figure in a vast landscape while she was a face in a nameless crowd.”

Nicholas Sparks

Dawson Cole, Chapter 5, p. 78
2009, The Best of Me (2011)

Way , Sense

“Thinking back, he recalled events he wished he could change, tears he wished had never been shed, time that could have been better spent, and frustrations he should have shrugged off. Life, it seemed, was full of regret, and he yearned to turn back the clock so he could live parts of his live over again. One thing was certain: He should have been a better husband.”

Nicholas Sparks

Travis Parker, Chapter 15, p. 192
2000s, The Choice (2007)

Life , Thinking , Tear , Change

“[Written on back of photograph of Ruth and Daniel]
"Ruth Levinson
Third grade teacher.
She believes in me and I can be anything I want when I grow up.
I can even change the world."”

Nicholas Sparks

Daniel McCallum, Chapter 28 Ira, p. 335
2009, The Longest Ride (2013)

World , Change

“I tell Ryan that God gave him a brother like Miles so that Ryan could learn that anything is possible and that he can be good at anything. And I tell Miles that God gave him Ryan so that Miles could learn patience and persistence and how to overcome challeges.”

Nicholas Sparks

Nicholas Sparks, Chapter 17, p. 333
2000s, Three Weeks with My Brother (2004)

God , Learning , Patience

“He who does nothing is the one who does nothing.'…'Blessed are the lazy who lie in boats, for they shall inherit a suntan.”

Nicholas Sparks

Stephanie Parker, Chapter 9, p. 107
2000s, The Choice (2007)

Lie

“He loved his wife but hated what life with her had become, cursing himself for even thinking this way.”

Nicholas Sparks

Travis Parker, Chapter 16, p. 228
2000s, The Choice (2007)

Love , Life , Hate , Way

“Work, spirituality, family, friendships, health--you can't ignore any of them or it'll get you in the end.”

Nicholas Sparks

Nicholas Sparks, Chapter 15, p. 268
2000s, Three Weeks with My Brother (2004)

Friendship , Health , Family

“But trust me when I say that memories are funny things. Sometimes they're real, but other times they change into what we want them to be… But like I said, she's hurting, and if there's one thing I've learned, it's that people in pain don't always see things as clearly as they should… And if it somehow doesn't work out between you, then you've got to understand that you can't look back anymore. It'll destroy you in the end, and destroy her as well. Neither one of you can keep living with regret, because it drains the life right out of you, and the very idea is enough to break my heart.”

Nicholas Sparks

Tuck Hostetler, Chapter 15, p. 218-219
2009, The Best of Me (2011)

Life , Pain , People , Idea

“Why? Do you want to rescue me, too, Taylor? … That's what you're trying to do, isn't it? … I appreciate what you're trying to do, but it's not what I need right now. I need to handle this my own way.”

Nicholas Sparks

Melissa Johnson, Chapter 26, p. 308-309
2000s, The Rescue (2000)

Way

“You know me better than anyone, and you're my best friend. I don't think there's anything you could say to me that would lead me to believe that you're doing it just to hurt me. If there's one thing I've come to know about you, it's that you're not even capable of something like that. Why do you think I like spending time with you so much? Because you're a good guy. A nice guy.”

Nicholas Sparks

Julie Barenson, Chapter 15, p. 163
2000s, The Guardian (2003)

Guy , Thinking , Time , Hurt

“While she was exceptional, I was average, a man whose major accomplishment in life was to love her without reservation, and that would never change.”

Nicholas Sparks

Ira Levinson, Chapter 14 Ira, p. 187
2009, The Longest Ride (2013)

Love , Life , Change

“Parents might believe themselves to be the bosses, but in the end it was the kids who made the rules.”

Nicholas Sparks

Travis Parker, Chapter 1, p. 16
2000s, The Choice (2007)

Parent

“My mom used to tell me that whatever you do, marry someone who loves you more than you love him.”

Nicholas Sparks

Emma Harris, Chapter 19, p. 202
2000s, The Guardian (2003)

Love , Moms