What good is talking if neither of you are really committed? If one of you had an affair or got addicted to… — Nicholas Sparks Copy Share Image
Marriage is about compromise; it's about doing something for the other person, even when you don't want to. — Nicholas Sparks Copy Share Image
I've come to understand that arguing with [my wife] about it has never solved anything. So instead of denying it, I've learned… — Nicholas Sparks Copy Share Image
People want to believe that every marriage is perfect balance but it isn't. One person always loves more deeply than the other — Nicholas Sparks Copy Share Image
If relationships were hard, mariage was even harder... it seemed like most couples struggled. It went with the territory. What did Nana… — Nicholas Sparks Copy Share Image
Before we met, I was as lost as a person could be and yet you saw something in me that somehow gave… — Nicholas Sparks Copy Share Image
I'm Catholic, and my wife is Catholic. We're very religious. We go to church. We pray every night. We pray at dinner.… — 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
Each recognized the fact that real commitment could be proven only through the passage of time. — Nicholas Sparks Copy Share Image
“Marriage, each of them realized intuitively, was about compromise and forgiveness. It was about balance, where one person complemented the other.” — Nicholas Sparks Copy Share Image
She wasn't, nor ever had been, under the illusion that marriage was a relationship characterized by endless bliss and romance. Throw any… — Nicholas Sparks Copy Share Image
Doesn't surprise me," Nana snorted. "I wouldn't put anything past your late husband." "He's not dead, Nana." Nana sighed. "Hope springs eternal. — Nicholas Sparks Copy Share Image
I think that enduring, committed love between a married couple, along with raising children, is the most noble act anyone can aspire… — Nicholas Sparks Copy Share Image
I love you, Gabby, more than you'll ever know. You're everything I've ever wanted in a wife. You're every hope and every… — Nicholas Sparks Copy Share Image
“There are guys who grow up thinking they'll settle down some distant time in the future, and there are guys who are… — Nicholas Sparks Copy Share Image
Marriage is about becoming a team. You’re going to spend the rest of your life learning about each other, and every now… — Nicholas Sparks Copy Share Image
There are guys who grow up thinking they'll settle down some distant time in the future, and there are guys who are… — Nicholas Sparks Copy Share Image
Commitment, I finally said. Both people have to be committed. I think if two people are committed to the marriage, if they… — Nicholas Sparks Copy Share Image
A good marriage, like any partnership, meant subordinating one's own needs to that of the other's, in the expectation that the other… — Nicholas Sparks Copy Share Image
So its not gonna be easy. Its going to be really hard; we're gonna have to work at this everyday, but I… — Nicholas Sparks Copy Share Image
She was in a terrible marriage and she couldn't talk to anyone. He used to hit her, and in the beginning she… — Nicholas Sparks Copy Share Image
“A truth emerges in any long marriage, and the truth is this: Our spouses sometimes know us better than we even know… — Nicholas Sparks Copy Share Image
I met my wife on Spring break when I was in college. I was at the University of Notre Dame. She was… — Nicholas Sparks Copy Share Image
“She'd either be a heartless mother and wife or a spineless enabler, when all she really wanted was the man she'd once… — Nicholas Sparks Copy Share Image
My wife, my family, my friends - they've all taught me things about love and what that emotion really means. In a… — 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