Top 38 Quotes by Nicholas Sparks

The first thing I did when I sold my book was buy a new wedding ring for my wife and asked her to marry me all over again.

I would be rejected if I submitted any of my novels as romance novels.

A typical agent in New York gets 400 query letters a month. Of those, they might ask to read 3-4 manuscripts, and of those, they might ask to represent 1.

Publishing is a business. Writing may be art, but publishing, when all is said and done, comes down to dollars.

Loving once and only once is possible - anything is possible.

What's the challenge in writing a novel that few people will read? I'm more than happy writing what I do and have no plans to change that.

I think, above all, the characters in my novels feel universal to the readers.

All characters come from people I know, but after the initial inspiration, I tend to modify the characters so they fit with the story.

Because publishing is becoming more business-oriented each day with more examination of the bottom line, it's harder to break out than ever.

I very seldom, very seldom, even know what my characters look like.