Nicholas Sparks Novels Quotes & Sayings

I think, above all, the characters in my novels feel universal to the readers. — Nicholas Sparks

I'm a novelist at heart. How's that? And that's how I make my living, is I write novels. — Nicholas Sparks

Novels are very different than films and I love to see someone else's imagining of my story. — Nicholas Sparks

I tend to avoid melodrama. I try to create very realistic settings and very realistic experiences and realistic responses to these experiences. Melodrama is the use of really big events that may or may not happen in real life - certainly they do, but they're not events that are common to most people. Most of the things that happen in my novels are things that could happen to people in real life. — Nicholas Sparks

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. — Nicholas Sparks

Katie smiled and turned away, knowing it wasn't an illusion or a figment of her imagination. She knew what she saw. She knew what she believed. — Nicholas Sparks

Working on a novel is very solitary and I get to be the boss. I'm the dictator, so I win every battle. So, in that sense, novels are easier because you don't have to answer to anyone. And then, you go into something like film and there are more cooks in the kitchen, so to speak. — Nicholas Sparks

The inspiration for my novels comes from the depths of a creative well, based on asking myself questions over and over. I try to write something different each time I sit down to write; I try to surprise the readers. — Nicholas Sparks

The next time you're mad at me, talk to me,' he said. 'Don't shut me out. I don't like playing games. And by the way, I had a great time, too. — Nicholas Sparks

I'd like to be remembered not only for my body of work but also for specific novels. Ideally, I want to be remembered in the same way as Stephen King, who defined and exemplified excellence in the horror genre in the late 20th and early 21st century. — Nicholas Sparks

I don't write fantasy, I write reality. Also, my novels have roots to Greek tragedies and as such, there has to be tragedy. — Nicholas Sparks

The problem isn't finding out where you are gonna go-its figuring out what you are gonna do once you get there that is! (Jamie Sullivan) — Nicholas Sparks

My novels are in the literature section as opposed to the romance section of bookstores because they're not romance novels. If I tried to have them published as romances, they'd be rejected. I write dramatic fiction; a further sub-genre would classify them as love stories. — Nicholas Sparks

Allie noticed it all, every sound, every thought. Her senses had come alive, invigorating her, and she felt her mind drifting through the last few weeks. — Nicholas Sparks

Marriage is a partnership, not a democracy. — Nicholas Sparks

What I try to do with any of my stories, any of my novels, is make them feel very original. — Nicholas Sparks

If Alex has chosen you, then I want you to believe that I have chosen you as well. — Nicholas Sparks

By reading a lot of novels in a variety of genres, and asking questions, it's possible to learn how things are done - the mechanics of writing, so to speak - and which genres and authors excel in various areas. — Nicholas Sparks

The movies are fun, but I'm a novelist. In many ways, screenwriting is much easier than writing novels. I find screenplays twenty times easier to write than a novel. — Nicholas Sparks

I don't write romance novels. — Nicholas Sparks

The day my life changed forever ... The day I first saw you. — Nicholas Sparks

They were inlove, but they hadn't been lovers; they were friends and yet also strangers for so many years — Nicholas Sparks

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

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