Books Quotes by Nicholas Sparks

I don't write romance novels.

— Nicholas Sparks

Books and movies inspire me, but I do my best to keep my stories as original as possible.

— Nicholas Sparks

If you have no conflict, you have no story. That's number one. That's a rule of novels.

— Nicholas Sparks

write what readers want to read, which isn’t necessarily what you want to write.

— Nicholas Sparks

Setting is a major aspect in writing all of my books, both in terms of natural and cultural environments.

— Nicholas Sparks

I hope to be remembered as an author who defined and exemplified excellence in crafting the modern love story.

— Nicholas Sparks

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

— Nicholas Sparks

There are no authors in my genre. No one is doing what I do.

— Nicholas Sparks

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

— Nicholas Sparks

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

By making the place and the people and the feelings real, by the time someone closes the cover of one of my…

— Nicholas Sparks

Focus in on the genre you want to write, and read books in that genre. A LOT of books by a variety…

— Nicholas Sparks

The inspiration for my novels comes from the depths of a creative well, based on asking myself questions over and over. I…

— 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…

— Nicholas Sparks

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

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

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

“People come, people go - they'll drift in and out of your life, almost like characters in a favourite book. When you…

— Nicholas Sparks

I tend to be pretty efficient with my time. I work on a novel for four to five hours a day, and…

— Nicholas Sparks

“You need to learn how to forgive." Ronnie was angery at herself for pushing everyone that loved her away. the theme of…

— 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…

— Nicholas Sparks

It's the first line in your book. I always thought there was a lot of truth in that. Or maybe that's what…

— Nicholas Sparks

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

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

In this world that we live in we have originality in literature, but we also have TV and movies. I write love…

— Nicholas Sparks

“Distance can ruin even the best of intentions. But I suppose it depends on how you look at it. Distance just adds…

— Nicholas Sparks

“Not really. I suppose it depends on how you look at it. For me . . . well, it just adds a…

— 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

I love you now as I write this, and I love you now as you read this

— Nicholas Sparks

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

— Nicholas Sparks

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

— Nicholas Sparks

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

— Nicholas Sparks

Working on the plot/story idea for my next novel ... It always takes time.

— Nicholas Sparks

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

— Nicholas Sparks

I have some art, but I am a hobbyist. I would not consider myself an expert but in the course of writing…

— Nicholas Sparks

In the end, for me, the sole single goal is to write the best novel that I can. Whether or not it…

— Nicholas Sparks

There is a fine line I have to walk throughout the writing process in a novel. It is this line between drama…

— Nicholas Sparks

Usually, I start thinking about my next novel soon after completing the latest, and it can take anywhere from a month to…

— Nicholas Sparks

I think that setting a novel in a small town taps into a sense of nostalgia among readers. People tend to believe…

— Nicholas Sparks

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