Nicholas Sparks Quotes

I’ll admit that it’s not easy to get an agent, but becoming successful in anything requires perseverance.

I’m writing a new love story, set in eastern North Carolina. Surprise, surprise, huh?

I read over a hundred books a year and have done so since I was fifteen years old, and every book I’ve read has taught me something.

To be quite honest, I’ve been very blessed when I’ve worked with Hollywood. The studios that have purchased my work to be adapted to film have really liked the work and wanted to stay as close as they could to what the book was.

Thank you for coming into my life and giving me joy, thank you for loving me and receiving my love in return. Thank you for the memories I will cherish forever. But most of all, thank you for showing me that there will come a time when I can eventually let you go.

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.

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

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.

If you look for me, I’m in the fiction section. Romance has its own section.

In the blink of an eye, something happens by chance – when you least expect it – sets you on a course that you never planned, into a future you never imagined.

You might not believe it…but you make the world a better place when you smile.

Rekindled love is generally short-term.

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 I’m most influenced by any good, commercial writer. I learn from everyone.

I dont think that we’re meant to understand it all the time. I think that sometimes we just have to have faith.

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

I don’t write romance novels.