--- title: "22 Lasts Quotes By Nicholas Sparks" description: "22 Lasts quotes by Nicholas Sparks. Plus more from Nicholas Sparks and more Lasts sayings from other authors." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/3ad/nicholas-sparks-93_last-song_i-finished-your-song-she-said-our-last-s_3008511.jpg" --- > [I finished your song, she said. Our last song. And I want to play it for you.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/nicholas-sparks/i-finished-your-song-she-said-our-last-song-and-i-want-to-play-it-for/) [Nicholas Sparks](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/nicholas-sparks/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/3ad/nicholas-sparks-93_last-song_i-finished-your-song-she-said-our-last-s_3008511.jpg) > [You have no idea how much the last few days have meant to me," I began. "Meeting you has been the best…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/nicholas-sparks/you-have-no-idea-how-much-the-last-few-days-have-meant-to-me-i-began/) [Nicholas Sparks](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/nicholas-sparks/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/2a2/nicholas-sparks-93_began_you-have-no-idea-how-much-the-last-few-d_70887.jpg) > [Frugality, I've learned, has its own cost, one that sometimes lasts forever.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/nicholas-sparks/frugality-i-ve-learned-has-its-own-cost-one-that-sometimes-lasts/) [Nicholas Sparks](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/nicholas-sparks/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/1ff/nicholas-sparks-93_cost_frugality-i-ve-learned-has-its-own-cost_375953.jpg) > [And believe it or not, she has a phone and everything. She stopped using smoking signals last year.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/nicholas-sparks/and-believe-it-or-not-she-has-a-phone-and-everything-she-stopped/) [Nicholas Sparks](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/nicholas-sparks/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e26/nicholas-sparks-93_believe_and-believe-it-or-not-she-has-a-phone-an_1452494.jpg) > [Now it was coming to an end, and it was like he was watching the last flicker of light wink out in…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/nicholas-sparks/now-it-was-coming-to-an-end-and-it-was-like-he-was-watching-the-last/) [Nicholas Sparks](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/nicholas-sparks/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c13/nicholas-sparks-93_coming-to-an-end_now-it-was-coming-to-an-end-and-it-was-l_1778997.jpg) > [Allie noticed it all, every sound, every thought. Her senses had come alive, invigorating her, and she felt her mind drifting through…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/nicholas-sparks/allie-noticed-it-all-every-sound-every-thought-her-senses-had-come/) [Nicholas Sparks](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/nicholas-sparks/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/5f3/nicholas-sparks-93_alive_allie-noticed-it-all-every-sound-every-t_1966677.jpg) > [The memories of the day played in his mind, but this time, his thoughts were of his daughter and the way she'd…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/nicholas-sparks/the-memories-of-the-day-played-in-his-mind-but-this-time-his-thoughts/) [Nicholas Sparks](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/nicholas-sparks/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f4b/nicholas-sparks-93_alive_the-memories-of-the-day-played-in-his-mi_2808837.jpg) > [Oh yeah? What did you have last night?" "Turkey sandwich on wheat. With a pickle." "And the night before?" "Turkey sandwich on…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/nicholas-sparks/oh-yeah-what-did-you-have-last-night-turkey-sandwich-on-wheat-with-a/) [Nicholas Sparks](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/nicholas-sparks/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/3d5/nicholas-sparks-93_beans_oh-yeah-what-did-you-have-last-night-tur_3224048.jpg) > [After I got shot, you want to know the very first thing that entered my mind? The U.S. Mint. I am coin…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/nicholas-sparks/after-i-got-shot-you-want-to-know-the-very-first-thing-that-entered/) [Nicholas Sparks](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/nicholas-sparks/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/29c/nicholas-sparks-93_army_after-i-got-shot-you-want-to-know-the-ve_2499513.jpg) > [I've been burdened by questions I've asked myself a thousand times since the last time we were together. Why did I do…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/nicholas-sparks/i-ve-been-burdened-by-questions-i-ve-asked-myself-a-thousand-times/) [Nicholas Sparks](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/nicholas-sparks/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/2d4/nicholas-sparks-93_dear_i-ve-been-burdened-by-questions-i-ve-ask_2074585.jpg) > [It wasn't that long, and it certainly wasn't the kind of kiss you see in movies these days, but it was wonderful…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/nicholas-sparks/it-wasn-t-that-long-and-it-certainly-wasn-t-the-kind-of-kiss-you-see/) [Nicholas Sparks](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/nicholas-sparks/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/908/nicholas-sparks-93_first-kiss_it-wasn-t-that-long-and-it-certainly-was_1654673.jpg) > [God, he suddenly understood, was love in its purest form, and in these last months with his children, he had felt His…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/nicholas-sparks/god-he-suddenly-understood-was-love-in-its-purest-form-and-in-these/) [Nicholas Sparks](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/nicholas-sparks/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/9f3/nicholas-sparks-93_children_god-he-suddenly-understood-was-love-in-i_2376186.jpg) > [Absolutely not. I'm an expert in procrastination, but the last thing I want you to think is that I'm incompetent, too. Because…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/nicholas-sparks/absolutely-not-i-m-an-expert-in-procrastination-but-the-last-thing-i/) [Nicholas Sparks](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/nicholas-sparks/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/90e/nicholas-sparks-93_experts_absolutely-not-i-m-an-expert-in-procrast_1733201.jpg) > [It's the first line in your book. I always thought there was a lot of truth in that. Or maybe that's what…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/nicholas-sparks/it-s-the-first-line-in-your-book-i-always-thought-there-was-a-lot-of/) [Nicholas Sparks](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/nicholas-sparks/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/919/nicholas-sparks-93_book_it-s-the-first-line-in-your-book-i-alway_2791677.jpg) > [“After dinner, I become afraid despite myself. I know I should be joyous, for this reunion is the proof that love can…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/nicholas-sparks/after-dinner-i-become-afraid-despite-myself-i-know-i-should-be-joyous/) [Nicholas Sparks](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/nicholas-sparks/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e7c/nicholas-sparks-93_bells_after-dinner-i-become-afraid-despite-mys_2119675.jpg) > [There's so much I wish for these days, but most of all, I wish you were here. It's strange, but before I…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/nicholas-sparks/there-s-so-much-i-wish-for-these-days-but-most-of-all-i-wish-you-were/) [Nicholas Sparks](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/nicholas-sparks/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/00a/nicholas-sparks-93_ache_there-s-so-much-i-wish-for-these-days-bu_1537281.jpg) > [That initial anger she had felt turned to sadness, and now it had become something else, almost a dullness of sorts. Even…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/nicholas-sparks/that-initial-anger-she-had-felt-turned-to-sadness-and-now-it-had/) [Nicholas Sparks](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/nicholas-sparks/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/dad/nicholas-sparks-93_anger_that-initial-anger-she-had-felt-turned-t_835827.jpg) > [You want to know what I was thinking?...I was thinking that I wished you'd been with me the last couple of days.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/nicholas-sparks/you-want-to-know-what-i-was-thinking-i-was-thinking-that-i-wished-you/) [Nicholas Sparks](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/nicholas-sparks/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/61a/nicholas-sparks-93_beach_you-want-to-know-what-i-was-thinking-i-w_2839019.jpg) > [leaning in he kissed her gently, first on the cheek then on her lips. When he met her eyes, she saw the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/nicholas-sparks/leaning-in-he-kissed-her-gently-first-on-the-cheek-then-on-her-lips/) [Nicholas Sparks](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/nicholas-sparks/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/008/nicholas-sparks-93_ends_leaning-in-he-kissed-her-gently-first-on_2574613.jpg) > [Because everybody lies. It's part of living in society. Don't get me wrong-I think it's necessary. The last thing anyone wants is…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/nicholas-sparks/because-everybody-lies-it-s-part-of-living-in-society-don-t-get-me/) [Nicholas Sparks](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/nicholas-sparks/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f70/nicholas-sparks-93_answers_because-everybody-lies-it-s-part-of-livi_1032613.jpg) > [Mike, however, heard nothing at all. Lost in her breathlike touch, he knew only one thing for sure: In the instant their…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/nicholas-sparks/mike-however-heard-nothing-at-all-lost-in-her-breathlike-touch-he/) [Nicholas Sparks](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/nicholas-sparks/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f22/nicholas-sparks-93_believe_mike-however-heard-nothing-at-all-lost-i_1961479.jpg) > [I know we loved each other, but distance can do strange things to people and before I was willing to tell you…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/nicholas-sparks/i-know-we-loved-each-other-but-distance-can-do-strange-things-to/) [Nicholas Sparks](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/nicholas-sparks/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d52/nicholas-sparks-93_certain_i-know-we-loved-each-other-but-distance_2665023.jpg) ## Other authors on Lasts ## 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/) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/lasts/nicholas-sparks/#itemlist", "name": "22 Lasts Quotes By Nicholas Sparks", "numberOfItems": 22, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "I finished your song, she said. Our last song. 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What did you have last night?\" \"Turkey sandwich on wheat. With a pickle.\" \"And the night before?\" \"Turkey sandwich on wheat. No pickle.\" She giggled. \"What was the last hot meal you cooked?\" He pretended to rack his brains. \"Uh...beans and franks. On Monday.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Nicholas Sparks" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/nicholas-sparks/oh-yeah-what-did-you-have-last-night-turkey-sandwich-on-wheat-with-a/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/3d5/nicholas-sparks-93_beans_oh-yeah-what-did-you-have-last-night-tur_3224048.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/3d5/nicholas-sparks-93_beans_oh-yeah-what-did-you-have-last-night-tur_3224048.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/3d5/nicholas-sparks-93_beans_oh-yeah-what-did-you-have-last-night-tur_3224048.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“Oh yeah? What did you have last night?\" \"Turkey sandwich on wheat. 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I'm an expert in procrastination, but the last thing I want you to think is that I'm incompetent, too. Because I'm actually pretty good at what I do.\" -Jo", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Nicholas Sparks" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/nicholas-sparks/absolutely-not-i-m-an-expert-in-procrastination-but-the-last-thing-i/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/90e/nicholas-sparks-93_experts_absolutely-not-i-m-an-expert-in-procrast_1733201.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/90e/nicholas-sparks-93_experts_absolutely-not-i-m-an-expert-in-procrast_1733201.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/90e/nicholas-sparks-93_experts_absolutely-not-i-m-an-expert-in-procrast_1733201.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“Absolutely not. 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