Nicholas Sparks

Strange, what being forced to slow down could do to a person.

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.

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.

How far should a person go in the name of true love?

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

If you like her, if she makes you happy, and if you feel like you know her---then don't let her go.

Does trust have to be earned. Or is it simply a matter of faith?

She had been proud of his decision to serve his country, her heart bursting with love and admiration the first time she saw him outfitted in his dress blues.

The greater the love, the greater the tragedy when it's over.

I suppose [my life] has most resembled a blue chip stock: fairly stable, more ups than downs, and gradually trending upward over time. A good buy, a lucky buy, and I've learned that not everyone can say that about his life.

love, I've come to understand is more than three words mumbled before bedtime.

The best love is the kind that awakens the soul and makes us reach for more, that plants a fire in our hearts and brings peace to our minds. And that's what you've given me. That's what I'd hoped to give you forever

No matter where it is in the sky... No matter where you are in the world... the moon is never bigger than your thumb. -John

Yes... it wasn't over, it still isn't over.

I love you now for what we've already shared, and I love you now in anticipation of all that's to come.

You are, and always have been, my dream.

...nothing wonderful lasted forever. Joy was as fleeting as a shooting star that crossed the evening sky, ready to blink out at any moment.

It's the possibility that keeps me going, not the guarantee.