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title: "5 Harder Quotes By Nicholas Sparks"
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> [If relationships were hard, mariage was even harder... it seemed like most couples struggled. It went with the territory. What did Nana…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/nicholas-sparks/if-relationships-were-hard-mariage-was-even-harder-it-seemed-like/)

[Nicholas Sparks](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/nicholas-sparks/)

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> [You have to find actors who have the ability to display a wide range of emotion effectively. That's so much harder than…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/nicholas-sparks/you-have-to-find-actors-who-have-the-ability-to-display-a-wide-range/)

[Nicholas Sparks](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/nicholas-sparks/)

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> [Life was about spending time together , about having the time to walk together holding hands, talking quietly as the sun go…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/nicholas-sparks/life-was-about-spending-time-together-about-having-the-time-to-walk/)

[Nicholas Sparks](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/nicholas-sparks/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/646/nicholas-sparks-93_afternoon_life-was-about-spending-time-together-ab_864214.jpg)

> [Every now and then, I’d meet a guy and think that we were getting along great, and suddenly I’d stop hearing from…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/nicholas-sparks/every-now-and-then-i-d-meet-a-guy-and-think-that-we-were-getting/)

[Nicholas Sparks](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/nicholas-sparks/)

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> [Because publishing is becoming more business-oriented each day with more examination of the bottom line, it's harder to break out than ever.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/nicholas-sparks/because-publishing-is-becoming-more-business-oriented-each-day-with/)

[Nicholas Sparks](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/nicholas-sparks/)

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## Other authors on Harder

## More by Nicholas Sparks

> [“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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/nicholas-sparks/what-s-the-best-thing-about-being-in-college-good-teachers-they/)

[Nicholas Sparks](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/nicholas-sparks/)

> [“Nothing is ever lost nor can be lost; the body aged, sluggish,cold… the embers left from earlier fires shall dully flame again”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/nicholas-sparks/nothing-is-ever-lost-nor-can-be-lost-the-body-aged-sluggish-cold-the/)

[Nicholas Sparks](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/nicholas-sparks/)

> [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/nicholas-sparks/i-m-sure-you-think-that-i-don-t-understand-what-you-re-going-through/)

[Nicholas Sparks](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/nicholas-sparks/)

> [“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.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/nicholas-sparks/you-weren-t-out-there-that-long-were-you-i-can-t-bear-to-think-that/)

[Nicholas Sparks](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/nicholas-sparks/)

> [“And in your smile, I will live forever”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/nicholas-sparks/and-in-your-smile-i-will-live-forever/)

[Nicholas Sparks](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/nicholas-sparks/)

> [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/nicholas-sparks/when-we-first-met-i-didn-t-want-to-get-involved-with-anyone-i-didn-t/)

[Nicholas Sparks](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/nicholas-sparks/)

> [“There is something terrible in the moments after waking up, when the subconscious knows that something terrible has happened but before all the memories…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/nicholas-sparks/there-is-something-terrible-in-the-moments-after-waking-up-when-the/)

[Nicholas Sparks](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/nicholas-sparks/)

> [There is nothing like love. You should try it.” Thibault shrugged. “Maybe one day.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/nicholas-sparks/there-is-nothing-like-love-you-should-try-it-thibault-shrugged-maybe/)

[Nicholas Sparks](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/nicholas-sparks/)

> [“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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/nicholas-sparks/more-time-she-d-spent-with-him-the-more-convinced-she-became-that-he/)

[Nicholas Sparks](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/nicholas-sparks/)

> [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/nicholas-sparks/dear-john-tell-me-everything-write-it-all-down-that-way-we-ll-be-with/)

[Nicholas Sparks](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/nicholas-sparks/)

> [You were spying on us?" "It was kind of hard not to. You were right there by the workshop with Will. it looked like…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/nicholas-sparks/you-were-spying-on-us-it-was-kind-of-hard-not-to-you-were-right-there/)

[Nicholas Sparks](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/nicholas-sparks/)

> [There are lots of real men out there - men who could fall in love with you at the drop of a hat.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/nicholas-sparks/there-are-lots-of-real-men-out-there-men-who-could-fall-in-love-with/)

[Nicholas Sparks](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/nicholas-sparks/)

> [...nothing wonderful lasted forever. Joy was as fleeting as a shooting star that crossed the evening sky, ready to blink out at any moment.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/nicholas-sparks/nothing-wonderful-lasted-forever-joy-was-as-fleeting-as-a-shooting/)

[Nicholas Sparks](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/nicholas-sparks/)

> [He put his arms around her. “Well, in my defense, then, whatever I did seemed to work, didn't it?” She sighed. “I suppose.” “You…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/nicholas-sparks/he-put-his-arms-around-her-well-in-my-defense-then-whatever-i-did/)

[Nicholas Sparks](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/nicholas-sparks/)

> [I don't know. I really don't. While I was in the living room, I kept asking myself what I really wanted in life." She…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/nicholas-sparks/i-don-t-know-i-really-don-t-while-i-was-in-the-living-room-i-kept/)

[Nicholas Sparks](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/nicholas-sparks/)

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