Nicholas Sparks
Nicholas Sparks
Nicholas Charles Sparksis an American novelist, screenwriter and producer. He has published eighteen novels and two non-fiction books. Several of his novels have become international bestsellers, and eleven of his romantic-drama novels have been adapted to film with multimillion-dollar box office grosses...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionNovelist
Date of Birth31 December 1965
CityOmaha, NE
CountryUnited States of America
people changed
We're not the same people we were then. We've changed, we've grown.
writing average challenges
It's easy to write something average or even something good. But writing well is quite challenging.
love-is people kind
I knew even then how rare that kind of love is. Only the luckiest people get to experience it at all.
past safe-haven cant-change
Everyone has a past, but that's just it--it's in the past. You can learn from it, but you can't change it.
past rest-of-your-life screw-ups
If it’s over, then don’t let the past screw up the rest of your life.
character unique voice
I've made the decision to adhere to three general truths when it comes to my novels: There will be a love-story element to the story, the novel will be set in eastern North Carolina, and the characters will be likeable. Then, I make each novel unique through differences in voice, perspective, age and personalities of the characters, and of course, plot.
relationship song distance
Sometimes you have to be apart from people you love, but that doesn't make you love them any less. Sometimes you love them more.
love relationship i-miss-you
The scariest thing about distance is that you don’t know whether they’ll miss you or forget you.
love notebook goodbye
The reason it hurts so much to separate is because our souls are connected. Maybe they always have been and will be. Maybe we've lived a thousand lives before this one and in each of them we've found each other. And maybe each time, we've been forced apart for the same reasons. That means that this goodbye is both a goodbye for the past ten thousand years and a prelude to what will come.
believe thinking people
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.
love-is matter enough-time
Love is Love no matter old you are, and I knew if I gave you enough time, you'd come back to me.
doe matter
Does trust have to be earned. Or is it simply a matter of faith?
cutting differences elements
There are always differences when you adapt a novel to a film. A novel is longer so you're automatically cutting out elements and introspection but this is actually a film that stays very close to the novel.
thinking anything-is-possible
I think... that when it comes to us, anything is possible.