To be quite honest, I've been very blessed when I've worked with Hollywood. The studios that have purchased my work to be… — Nicholas Sparks Copy Share Image
Some things definitely work better on film than in books. Introspection is great in books but it doesn't work on film. Anything… — Nicholas Sparks Copy Share Image
She liked to sit on the front porch in the afternoons and read books she'd checked out from the library. Aside from… — Nicholas Sparks Copy Share Image
I'm a novelist at heart. How's that? And that's how I make my living, is I write novels. — Nicholas Sparks Copy Share Image
Working on the plot/story idea for my next novel ... It always takes time. — Nicholas Sparks Copy Share Image
I do not use profanity in my novels. My characters all go to church. — Nicholas Sparks Copy Share Image
What I try to do with any of my stories, any of my novels, is make them feel very original. — Nicholas Sparks Copy Share Image
In the end, for me, the sole single goal is to write the best novel that I can. Whether or not it… — Nicholas Sparks Copy Share Image
That's a way to increase the realism to the reader, if you want to get technical - you leave it [character] vague… — Nicholas Sparks Copy Share Image
There are always differences when you adapt a novel to a film. A novel is longer so you're automatically cutting out elements… — Nicholas Sparks Copy Share Image
I tend to be pretty efficient with my time. I work on a novel for four to five hours a day, and… — Nicholas Sparks Copy Share Image
Novels are very different than films and I love to see someone else's imagining of my story. — Nicholas Sparks Copy Share Image
I love you now as I write this, and I love you now as you read this — Nicholas Sparks Copy Share Image
The first thing I did when I sold my book was buy a new wedding ring for my wife and asked her… — Nicholas Sparks Copy Share Image
By reading a lot of novels in a variety of genres, and asking questions, it's possible to learn how things are done… — Nicholas Sparks Copy Share Image
A book is maybe about 350 pages, and the prose allows for readers to get a glimpse into the internal lives of… — Nicholas Sparks Copy Share Image
The movies are fun, but I'm a novelist. In many ways, screenwriting is much easier than writing novels. I find screenplays twenty… — Nicholas Sparks Copy Share Image
Setting is a major aspect in writing all of my books, both in terms of natural and cultural environments. — Nicholas Sparks Copy Share Image
I'd like to be remembered not only for my body of work but also for specific novels. Ideally, I want to be… — Nicholas Sparks Copy Share Image
I have some art, but I am a hobbyist. I would not consider myself an expert but in the course of writing… — Nicholas Sparks Copy Share Image
Focus in on the genre you want to write, and read books in that genre. A LOT of books by a variety… — Nicholas Sparks Copy Share Image
Usually, I start thinking about my next novel soon after completing the latest, and it can take anywhere from a month to… — Nicholas Sparks Copy Share Image
Remember: A best-selling book usually follows a simple rule, It's a wonderful story, wonderfully told; not, It's a wonderfully told story. — Nicholas Sparks Copy Share Image
I don't write fantasy, I write reality. Also, my novels have roots to Greek tragedies and as such, there has to be… — Nicholas Sparks Copy Share Image
“What's the best thing about being in college? Good teachers. They inspire you, they entertain you, and you end up learning a ton even… — Nicholas Sparks Copy Share Image
“Nothing is ever lost nor can be lost; the body aged, sluggish,cold.... the embers left from earlier fires shall dully flame again” — Nicholas Sparks Copy Share Image
I'm sure you think that I don't understand what you're going through, but I do. It's just that sometimes, our future is dictated by… — Nicholas Sparks Copy Share Image
“You weren't out there that long, were you? I can't bear to think that no one found you right away." Noah shook his head.… — Nicholas Sparks Copy Share Image
When we first met, I didn't want to get involved with anyone. I didn't have the time or energy, and I wasn't sure that… — Nicholas Sparks Copy Share Image
“There is something terrible in the moments after waking up, when the subconscious knows that something terrible has happened but before all the memories… — Nicholas Sparks Copy Share Image
There is nothing like love. You should try it.” Thibault shrugged. “Maybe one day. — Nicholas Sparks Copy Share Image
“more time she’d spent with him, the more convinced she became that he was by far the sexiest guy she’d ever met. Who else… — Nicholas Sparks Copy Share Image
Dear John, tell me everything. Write it all down, that way, we’ll be with each other all the time, even if we’re not with… — Nicholas Sparks Copy Share Image
You were spying on us?" "It was kind of hard not to. You were right there by the workshop with Will. it looked like… — Nicholas Sparks Copy Share Image
There are lots of real men out there - men who could fall in love with you at the drop of a hat. — Nicholas Sparks Copy Share Image
