My wife, my family, my friends - they've all taught me things about love and what that emotion really means. In a nutshell, loving someone is about giving, not receiving.

Quote by Nicholas Sparks

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A typical agent in New York gets 400 query letters a month. Of those, they...

A typical agent in New York gets 400 query letters a month. Of those, they...

She wasnt exactly sure when it happened. Or even when it started. All she knew...

She wasnt exactly sure when it happened. Or even when it started. All she knew...

By reading a lot of novels in a variety of genres, and asking questions, it's...

By reading a lot of novels in a variety of genres, and asking questions, it's...

I have certain moral parameters that I do not cross in writing; I don't write...

I have certain moral parameters that I do not cross in writing; I don't write...

I do not use profanity in my novels. My characters all go to church.

I do not use profanity in my novels. My characters all go to church.

If you discovered something that made you tighten inside, you had better try to learn...

If you discovered something that made you tighten inside, you had better try to learn...

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

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

Above all, a query letter is a sales pitch and it is the single most...

Above all, a query letter is a sales pitch and it is the single most...

I think that men know how to romance a woman and most do it well,...

I think that men know how to romance a woman and most do it well,...

The emotion that can break your heart is sometimes the very one that heals it...

The emotion that can break your heart is sometimes the very one that heals it...

Spreading the news is your duty as a Christian, and there are many ways to...

Spreading the news is your duty as a Christian, and there are many ways to...

There's always pressure, a great deal of pressure, when writing, since my first books were...

There's always pressure, a great deal of pressure, when writing, since my first books were...

I think that enduring, committed love between a married couple, along with raising children, is...

I think that enduring, committed love between a married couple, along with raising children, is...

What's the challenge in writing a novel that few people will read? I'm more than...

What's the challenge in writing a novel that few people will read? I'm more than...

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

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

I write 2,000 words a day when I write. It sometimes takes three hours, it...

I write 2,000 words a day when I write. It sometimes takes three hours, it...

Rekindled love is generally short-term.

Rekindled love is generally short-term.

All characters come from people I know, but after the initial inspiration, I tend to...

All characters come from people I know, but after the initial inspiration, I tend to...

I read over a hundred books a year and have done so since I was...

I read over a hundred books a year and have done so since I was...

In all love stories the theme is love and tragedy, so by writing these types...

In all love stories the theme is love and tragedy, so by writing these types...