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Nicholas Sparks [1965-0] American

Rank: 101
Author, Novelist

Nicholas Charles Sparks is an American novelist, screenwriter and producer. He has published eighteen novels and two non-fiction books.

Love, Change, Family, Famous, Good, Romantic, Valentine's Day, Wedding

Quote	Tags	Rank
I do not use profanity in my novels. My characters all go to church.		101
I don't know that love changes. People change. Circumstances change.	Change, Love	102
I suppose I'm most influenced by any good, commercial writer. I learn from everyone.	Good	103
All characters come from people I know, but after the initial inspiration, I tend to modify the characters so they fit with the story.		104
Writing the last page of the first draft is the most enjoyable moment in writing. It's one of the most enjoyable moments in life, period.		105
My wife, my family, my friends - they've all taught me things about love and what that emotion really means. In a nutshell, loving someone is about giving, not receiving.	Family, Love	106
Romance is thinking about your significant other, when you are supposed to be thinking about something else.	Valentine's Day	107
I think that enduring, committed love between a married couple, along with raising children, is the most noble act anyone can aspire to. It is not written about very much.		108
Above all, a query letter is a sales pitch and it is the single most important page an unpublished writer will ever write. It's the first impression and will either open the door or close it. It's that important, so don't mess it up. Mine took 17 drafts and two weeks to write.		109
If you look for me, I'm in the fiction section. Romance has its own section.		110
I suppose more than anything, it's the way of life in this part of the country that influences my writing. In Eastern North Carolina, with the exception of Wilmington, most people live in small towns.		111
I'm writing a new love story, set in eastern North Carolina. Surprise, surprise, huh?		112
Loving once and only once is possible - anything is possible.		113
The first thing I did when I sold my book was buy a new wedding ring for my wife and asked her to marry me all over again.	Wedding	114
Focus in on the genre you want to write, and read books in that genre. A LOT of books by a variety of authors. And read with questions in your mind.		115
In all love stories the theme is love and tragedy, so by writing these types of stories, I have to include tragedy.		116
I think that men know how to romance a woman and most do it well, at least for a time, otherwise women wouldn't marry them. The problem is that most of them begin to rest on their laurels.		117
I have certain moral parameters that I do not cross in writing; I don't write about adultery or kids having premarital sex.		118
Spreading the news is your duty as a Christian, and there are many ways to do this.		119
To be quite honest, I've been very blessed when I've worked with Hollywood. The studios that have purchased my work to be adapted to film have really liked the work and wanted to stay as close as they could to what the book was.		120
Because publishing is becoming more business-oriented each day with more examination of the bottom line, it's harder to break out than ever.		121
I read over a hundred books a year and have done so since I was fifteen years old, and every book I've read has taught me something.		122
Rekindled love is generally short-term.		123
I'll admit that it's not easy to get an agent, but becoming successful in anything requires perseverance.		124
Over time, quality work will lead to an audience for your work.		125
Dramatic fiction - William Shakespeare made his biggest mark writing dramatic love stories.		126
What's the challenge in writing a novel that few people will read? I'm more than happy writing what I do and have no plans to change that.		201
By reading a lot of novels in a variety of genres, and asking questions, it's possible to learn how things are done - the mechanics of writing, so to speak - and which genres and authors excel in various areas.		202
Publishing is a business. Writing may be art, but publishing, when all is said and done, comes down to dollars.		203
A typical agent in New York gets 400 query letters a month. Of those, they might ask to read 3-4 manuscripts, and of those, they might ask to represent 1.		204
I don't write romance novels.		205
I think, above all, the characters in my novels feel universal to the readers.		206
I write 2,000 words a day when I write. It sometimes takes three hours, it sometimes takes five hours.		207
There's always pressure, a great deal of pressure, when writing, since my first books were so successful.		208
None of my characters are rich or famous, and the situations they find themselves in could happen to anyone.	Famous	209
I have a great wife and it's very easy to be romantic because it makes her happy and then my life is so much better when she's happy.	Romantic	210
I would be rejected if I submitted any of my novels as romance novels.		211
I very seldom, very seldom, even know what my characters look like.		212

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