A Bend in the Road is the fifth novel by the American author Nicholas Sparks, who also wrote the romance love novels A Walk to Remember, The Notebook, and The Rescue. It was published in 2001. The story was inspired by Sparks's brother-in-law, Bob.
“grown-ups always say that things are complicated.”
Nicholas Sparks A Bend in the Road
Jonah Ryan, Chapter 37, p. 336
Variant: I don't want to be a grown-up. … Because grown-ups always say that things are complicated.
Source: 2000s, A Bend in the Road (2001)
“It's okay to be sad. Everyone gets sad now and then. Even me.”
Nicholas Sparks A Bend in the Road
Source: A Bend in the Road
“Sometimes, things don't work out the way we want them to.”
Nicholas Sparks A Bend in the Road
Source: A Bend in the Road
“If it's over--if it's really over--then don't let it screw up the rest of your life.”
Nicholas Sparks A Bend in the Road
Charlie Curtis, Chapter 37, p. 339
Source: 2000s, A Bend in the Road (2001)
