Nicholas Sparks Quotes

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“All of sudden, this shooting star went by, and all I could think was that they were listening to us somehow.”

“I'll be anything you want, just tell me what you want and I'll be that.”

“But love, I've come to understand, is more than three words mumbled before bedtime. Love is sustained by action, a pattern of devotion in the things we do for each other every day.”

“Too far-fetched to believe, too obvious to ignore.”

“If you discovered something that made you tighten inside, you had better try to learn more about it.”

“Sometimes we need to be apart to understand just how much we truly love each other.”

“Being in love, I find myself smiling for no reason at all…”

“No matter where it is in the sky… No matter where you are in the world… the moon is never bigger than your thumb. -John”

“Do you ever wonder why things have to turn out the way they do?”

“Never forget that God is your friend. And like all friends, He longs to hear what's been happening in your life. Good or bad, whether it's been full of sorrow or anger, or even when you're questioning why terrible things have to happen.”

“I know, but no matter what I choose I have to live with it. Forever. I have to be able to go forward and not look back anymore. Can you understand that?”

“Never forget that anticipation is an important part of life. Work's important, family's important, but without excitement, you have nothing. You're cheating yourself if you refuse to enjoy what's coming.”

“I may be irresponsible but I am a good irresponsible.”

“Things changed, people changed, and the world went rolling along right outside the window.”

“I call it God Light, because it reminds me of heaven. Every time the light shines through the window we built or any window at all, you'll know I'm right there with you, okay? That's going to be me. I'll be the light in the window.”

“Stories are as unique as the people who tell them, and the best stories are those in which the ending is a surprise.”

“a person can get used to anything if given enough time”

“Too many people seem to believe that silence was a void that needed to be filled, even if nothing important was said.”

“…I said everything that matters… Don't take my advice. Or anyone's advice. Trust yourself. For good or for bad, happy or unhappy, it's your life, and what you do with it has always been entirely up to you.”

“I've been burdened by questions I've asked myself a thousand times since the last time we were together.
Why did I do it? And would I do it again?
It was I, you see, who ended it.”

“I lost you once, I think I can do it again.”

“Would you stop thinking about what everyone wants. Stop thinking
about what I want, what he wants, what your parents want. What do you want?”

“The problem isn't finding out where you are gonna go-its figuring out what you are gonna do once you get there that is! (Jamie Sullivan)”

“The ocean has been singing to me, and the song is that of our life together…”

“Regrets about the journey, maybe, but not the destination.”

“Love is fragile. And we're not always its best caretakers. We just muddle through and do the best we can. And hope this fragile thing survives against all odds.”

“Silence is pure and holy. It draws people together because only those who are comfortable with each other can sit without speaking.”

“It was…the most difficult walk anyone ever had to make.
In every way, a walk to remember.”

“I've come to believe that in everyone's life, there's one undeniable moment of change, a set of circumstances that suddenly alters everything.”

“Deep in her heart, she wasn't sure she deserved to be happy, nor did she believe that she was worthy of someone who seemed… normal.”

“no matter what happens to us in the future, everyday we are together is the greatest day of my life. i will always be yours.”

“Jamie: You know what I figured out today?
Landon: What?
Jamie: Maybe God has a bigger plan for me than I had for myself. Like this journey never ends. Like you were sent to me because I'm sick. To help me through all this. You're my angel.”

“I know the Lord has a plan for us all, but sometimes, I just don't understand what the message can be.”

“I have come to realize that destiny can hurt a person as much as it can bless them, and I find myself wondering why--out of all the people in all the world I could ever have loved--I had to fall in love with someone who was taken away from me.”

“Believe me, I'm no romantic, and while I've heard all about love at first sight, I've never believed in it, and I still don't. But even so, there was something there, something recognizably real, and I couldn't look away.”

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

“Life was messy. Always had been and always would be and that was just the way it was, so why bother complaining? You either did something about it or you didn’t, and then you lived with the choice you made.”

“Their fingers seemed to fit together in just the right way- effortlessly clasped, like perfect complements.”

“In the end, people should be judged by their actions, since in the end, it was actions that defined everyone.”

“It's impossible to protect your kids against disappointment in life.”

“Our lives can't be measured by our final years, of this I am sure.”

“What's your heart telling you to do?
I don't know.'
Maybe, you're trying too hard to hear it.”

“A sad smile crossed her face, and I knew right then what she was trying to tell me. Her eyes never left mine as she finally said the words that numbed my soul.
I'm dying, Landon.”

“I've learned that we're all entitled to have our secrets.”

“I guess what I'm trying to say is that you two make me believe that true love really exists. And that even the darkest hours can't take that away.”

“Every girl is beautiful. Sometimes it just takes the right guy to see it.”

“You should be kissed everyday, every hour, every minute.”

“Before we met, I was as lost as a person could be and yet you saw something in me that somehow gave me direction again.”

“It is life, I think, to watch the water. A man can learn so many things.”