Top 38 Quotes by Nicholas Sparks

I think that enduring, committed love between a married couple, along with raising children, is the most noble act anyone can aspire to. It is not written about very much.

Focus in on the genre you want to write, and read books in that genre. A LOT of books by a variety of authors. And read with questions in your mind.

Dramatic fiction - William Shakespeare made his biggest mark writing dramatic love stories.

I think that men know how to romance a woman and most do it well, at least for a time, otherwise women wouldn't marry them. The problem is that most of them begin to rest on their laurels.

Rekindled love is generally short-term.

In all love stories the theme is love and tragedy, so by writing these types of stories, I have to include tragedy.

Writing the last page of the first draft is the most enjoyable moment in writing. It's one of the most enjoyable moments in life, period.

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.

I have a great wife and it's very easy to be romantic because it makes her happy and then my life is so much better when she's happy.

Romance is thinking about your significant other, when you are supposed to be thinking about something else.