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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.

Nicholas Sparks

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Nicholas Sparks
Age: 59
Born: 1965
Born: January 1
Athletics Competitor
Film Producer
Novelist
Screenwriter
Taekwondo Athlete
Writer
Omaha
Nebraska
Nicholas Charles Sparks
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