Nicholas Sparks citations

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“As a girl, she had come to believe in the ideal man -- the prince or knight of her childhood stories. In the real world, however, men like that simply didn't exist.”

“I might kiss you.
I might be bad at it.
That's not possible.”

“Change not only was inevitable, but usually brought its own rewards.”

“Change isn't always for the best.”

“When you chase a dream, you learn about yourself. You learn your capabilities and limitations, and the value of hard work and persistence.”

“At times, he even admitted that he'd been more an observer of the world than a participant in it…”

“I knew my dad was a good man, a kind man, and though he'd led a wounded life, he'd done the best he could in raising me.”

“But he had been in love once, that he knew. Once and only once, and a long time ago. And it had changed him forever. Perfect love did that to a person and this had been perfect.”

“I love you now as I write this, and I love you now as you read this”

“You feel fine, and then, when your body can't keep fighting, you don't.”

“She was everything I wanted. She was beautiful and charming, with a quick sense of humor, and she supported me in everything I did.”

“It made perfect sense, and at the same time nothing seemed to.”

“In the blink of an eye, something happens by chance - when you least expect it - sets you on a course that you never planned, into a future you never imagined.”

“That he would love her no matter what she told him, and that he was the kind of man who loved her already and would love her forever.”

“Experience had taught me that even the most precious memories fade with the passage of time.”

“I do not need a reason to be angry with God.”

“Everything around me makes me miss you.”

“I'm not sure anyone's life turns out exactly the way they imagine. All we can do is to try to make the best of it. Even when it seems impossible.”

“Love is a wonderful thing. It makes life worthwhile. I love being in love.”

“I am lost without you. I am soulless, a drifter without a home, a solitary bird in a flight to nowhere. I am all these things, and I am nothing at all. This, my darling, is my life without you. I long for you to show me how to live again.”

“It might seem as the hardest thing to do, but you have to forget the guy who forgot about you.”

“Most people don’t know how to appreciate the silence. They can’t help talking.”

“Gossip is one thing, hurtful gossip is completely another, and even in high school we weren't THAT mean.”

“Dean: If there is a greater power, why is it he can't get you a new sweater?
Jamie: Because, he's too busy looking for your brain.”

“You're a wonderful person, Jamie. You're beautiful, you're kind, you're gentle… you're everything that I'd like to be. If people don't like you, or they think you're strange, then that's their problem.”

“Because being comfortable meant she might lower her guard, and she could not let that happen.”

“If there is a heaven, we will find each other again, for there is no heaven without you.”

“Traveling has less to do with seeing things than experiencing them….”

“It's possible to go on, no matter how impossible it seems.”