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Nicholas Sparks Inspirational Quotes (481)

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By reading a lot of novels in a variety of genres, and asking questions, it's possible to learn how things are done - the mechanics of writing, so to speak - and which genres and authors excel in various areas.
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I suppose more than anything, it's the way of life in this part of the country that influences my writing. In Eastern North Carolina, with the exception of Wilmington, most people live in small towns.
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Most characters are composed of snippets here and there of people I've known, and all rolled into the character I've created. They do become like their own people.
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It'll be hard, but life moves fast-we'll see each other again. I know that. I can feel that. Just like I can feel how much you care for me and how much I love you
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Comfort and familiarity were wonderful but they also dulled passion and excitement. Predictability and habit made surprises almost impossible.
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People didn't change. they liked what they liked even if they didn't understand why.
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How far would you go to keep the hope of love alive?
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I just tell people what they already know but are afraid to admit to themselves.
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Always stick to the story. It was when you started backtracking that people got in trouble. Interrogation 101.
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I think that setting a novel in a small town taps into a sense of nostalgia among readers. People tend to believe life is different in small towns, and frankly, it is different.
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You are every reason, every hope and every dream I've ever had.
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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.
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It was inevitable for people to try to create a sense of normalcy in a place where nothing was normal. It helped one get through the day, to add predictability to a life that was inherently unpredictable.
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Do you ever sit back and wonder what it all means? Whether this is it or if there's something greater out there? Or if you were meant for something better?
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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?
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It is life, I think, to watch the water. A man can learn so many things.
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I know what it's like to be day and night now always together, forever apart.
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It might seem as the hardest thing to do, but you have to forget the guy who forgot about you.
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In this world that we live in we have originality in literature, but we also have TV and movies. I write love stories. I could never write a love story based on the Titanic - that was never a novel. If I see an idea that's been done in film, I try to avoid that.
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How're the Broncos doing? Like a bunch of carrots. Is that bad? Can carrots play baseball? I guess not. Then you have your answer.
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You really love her don't you, she said. With all my heart. She looked as sad as I'd ever seen her. What's your heart telling you to do? I don't know. Maybe, she said gently,You're trying to hard to hear it.
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sometimes our future is dictated by what we are, as opposed to what we want.
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Love, after all, always said more about those who felt it than it did about the ones they loved.
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If you come back I'll marry you. If you break your promise, you'll break my heart
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