With over 20 written novels, Nicholas Sparks earned himself the reputation for being the king of romance novels. These stories have an insane effect of making you sob your eyes out for all reasons imaginable. The expectations of the deepness of the love explained in the books could arguably be too good to be true— but that's the beauty behind these great novels.
Here's 25 of the most "feels" worthy Nicholas Sparks quotes from some of his best work:
1. "Because in the end, and no matter how hard it is, acceptance helps people move on with the rest of their lives."
(Safe Haven)
2. "Sometimes the most ordinary things could be made extraordinary, simply by doing them with the right people."
(The Lucky One)
3. "My daddy used to tell me that the first time you fall in love, it changes your life forever, and no matter how hard you try, the feelin' never goes away."
(The Notebook)
4. "Love is love, no matter how old you are, and I knew that if I gave you enough time, you'd come back to me."
(Message in a Bottle)
5. "The past can be escaped only by embracing something better, and he figured that was what she'd done."
(The Best of Me)
6. “If we'd never met, I think I would have known my life wasn't complete. And I would have wandered the world in search of you, even if I didn't know who I was looking for.”
(The Longest Ride)
7. "Love is fragile. And we're not always its best caretakers. We just muddle through and do the best we can. And hope this fragile thing survives against all odds."
(The Last Song)
8. "Jamie saved my life. She taught me everything. About life, hope and the long journey ahead. I'll always miss her. But our love is like the wind. I can't see it, but I can feel it."
(A Walk to Remember)
9. "I finally understood what true love meant...love meant that you care for another person's happiness more than your own, no matter how painful the choices you face might be.”
(Dear John)
10. “When she looked up at him, it was suddenly easy for her to imagine that her fears were pointless. That he would love her no matter what she told him, and that he was the kind of man who loved her already and would love her forever.”
(Safe Haven)
11. “Being around someone who accepts and supports you will remind you to accept and support yourself.”
(The Lucky One)
12. "So it's not gonna be easy. It's going to be really hard. We're gonna have to work at this everyday, but I want to do that because I want you. I want all of you, forever, everyday. You and me, everyday."
(The Notebook)
13. "Because you aren't just someone I loved back then. You were my best friend, my best self, and I can't imagine giving that up again."
(The Best of Me)
14. “What I do know is that when I was sitting with you that night, I felt like God was telling me that I was doing the right thing.”
(The Longest Ride)
15. "One day you're gonna open your heart. And it isn't gonna be to make me happy. It'll be for you. Because love is gonna bring you joy."
(The Last Song)
16. "Maybe God has a bigger plan for me than I had for myself. Like this journey never ends. Like you were sent to me because I'm sick. To help me through all this. You're my angel."
(A Walk to Remember)
17. “It's a full moon here tonight, which makes me think of you. Because, I know that no matter what I am doing or where I am, this moon will always be the same size as yours, half a world away.”
(Dear John)
18. “She wasn't exactly sure when it happened. Or even when it started. All she knew for sure was that right here and now, she was falling hard and she could only pray that he was feeling the same way.”
(Safe Haven)
19. "When you live long enough, you lose enough people you learn to appreciate the memories you have and stop begrudging the ones you never got to make."
(The Lucky One)
20. "It was real, wasn't it? You and me. Such a long time ago, we were just a couple of kids. But we really loved each other, didn't we?"
(The Notebook)
21. "You might not understand, but I gave you the best of me and after you left, nothing was ever the same.
(The Best of Me)
22. "The day my life changed was the first day I saw you."
(The Longest Ride)
23. “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.”
(The Last Song)
24. "Maybe you're just too scared that somebody might actually want to be with you"
(A Walk to Remember)
25. "I love you. Not just for now, but for always and I dream of the day that you'll take me in your arms again."
(Dear John)
