My wife, my family, my friends – theyve all taught me things about love and what that emotion really means. In a nutshell, loving someone is about giving, not receiving. – Nicholas Sparks
Romance is thinking about your significant other, when you are supposed to be thinking about something else. – Nicholas Sparks
None of my characters are rich or famous, and the situations they find themselves in could happen to anyone. – Nicholas Sparks
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. – Nicholas Sparks
A preoccupied family: they none of them threw themselves into the interests of the rest, but each ploughed his or her own furrow. Their thoughts, their little passions and hopes and desires, all ran along separate lines. Family life is like this—animated, but collateral. – Rose Macaulay, Daisy & Daphne, 1928
I used to be a classic workaholic, and after seeing how little work and career really mean when you reach the end of your life, I put a new emphasis on things I believe count more. These things include: family, friends, being part of a community, and appreciating the little joys of the average day. – Mitch Albom