Nicholas Sparks citations

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“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.”

“I'm sure you think that I don't understand what you're going through, but I do. It's just that sometimes, our future is dictated by what we are, opposed to what we want.”

“That's the thing about life. A lot of the time, it isn't easy at all. We just have to try to make the best of it.”

“As far as I can tell, dumping soda on people is the equivalent of ‘Hi, it’s nice to meet you’ in this part of the world. Frankly, I think standard greetings work better, but what do I know?”

“People didn't change. they liked what they liked even if they didn't understand why.”

“Everyone has a past, but that's just it--it's in the past. You can learn from it, but you can't change it.”

“Women are more attuned to feelings than men are, and if they’re not being truthful, more often than not it’s because they think truth might hurt your feelings. But it doesn’t mean they don’t love you.”

“God, he suddenly understood, was love in its purest form, and in these last months with his children, he had felt His touch as surely as he had heard the music spilling from Ronnie's hands.”

“There's a lot of magic between you too, ain't no denying that. And magic makes forgettin' hard.”

“You gotta know when to be lazy. Done correctly, it's an art form that benefits everyone.”

“…good teachers are priceless. They inspire you, they entertain you, and you end up learning a ton even when you don't know it.”

“When I was seventeen, I don't think I even knew what love was. But when it's right, it's right, and you just know it.”

“If you come back; I'll marry you. If you break your promise, you'll break my heart”

“I steeled myself to focus only on the present yet remain alert to what might come next.”