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I have come to realize that destiny can hurt a person as much as it can bless them, and I find myself wondering why--out of all the people in all the world I could ever have loved--I had to fall in love with someone who

I have come to realize that destiny can hurt a person as much as it can bless them, and I find myself wondering why--out of all the people in all the world I could ever have loved--I had to fall in love with someone who was taken away from me.

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Falling In Love, Hurt, Taken
FaceBook post by Nicholas Sparks from Aug 05, 2011

I don't write fantasy, I write reality. Also, my novels have roots to Greek tragedies and as such, there has to be tragedy.

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Writing, Reality, Roots
Interview with Jennifer Levitsky, www.bookreporter.com. April 28, 1998.

It all comes down to who is by your side and who is willing to stand up for love even when it seems impossible.

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Your Side, Sides, Impossible

Love doesn't mean anything if you're not willing to make a commitment.

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Mean, Commitment, Safe Haven
"Safe Haven". Book by Nicholas Sparks, July 2011.

I can't live my life happily knowing you're with someone else. That would kill a part of me. What we have is rare. it's too beautiful to just throw it away.

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Beautiful, Knowing, Living My Life
Nicholas Sparks (2011). “The Notebook”, p.87, Hachette UK

And when her eyes met mine, I felt something click, like a key turning in a lock.

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Eye, Keys, Locks
Nicholas Sparks (2010). “Dear John”, p.27, Hachette UK

He looked at her. She was pretty still, with thick hair and soft eyes, and she moved so gracefully that it almost seemed as though she were gliding. He'd seen beautiful women before, though, women who caught his eye, but to his mind, they usually lacked the traits he found most desirable. Traits like intelligence, confidence, strength of spirit, passion, traits that inspired others to greatness, traits he aspired to himself.

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Beautiful, Eye, Passion

You are Hannah, a lover of life, a strength to those who shared in your friendships. You are a dream, a creator of happiness, an artist who has touched a thousand souls. You've led a full life and wanted for nothing, because your needs are spiritual and you have only to look inside you. You are kind and loyal, and you are able to see the beauty where others do not. You are a teacher of wonderful lessons, a dreamer of better things.

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Dream, Spiritual, Teacher
Nicholas Sparks (2011). “The Notebook”, p.99, Hachette UK

Remember: A best-selling book usually follows a simple rule, It's a wonderful story, wonderfully told; not, It's a wonderfully told story.

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Book, Simple, Stories

Always listen to your heart, because even though its on your left side, its always right.

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Heart, Sides, Listen To Your Heart

Love is a gift. You give love and that's where the joy is.

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Love Is, Giving, Joy

The best love is the kind that awakens the soul and makes us reach for more, that plants a fire in our hearts and brings peace to our minds. And that's what you've given me. That's what I'd hoped to give you forever

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Love, Best Friend, Romantic
FaceBook post by Nicholas Sparks from Oct 31, 2011

I think our love can do anything we want it to.

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Romantic, Notebook, Thinking
"The Notebook". www.imdb.com. 2004.

I do not use profanity in my novels. My characters all go to church.

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Character, Church, Use
"Biography/ Personal Quotes". www.imdb.com.

Libraries are places that house our dreams, our fantasies, our thirst for adventure.

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Dream, Adventure, House

People were destined for one another; that's the romantic idea that young girls have, and I guess part of me still believes it.

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Girl, Believe, Ideas
Nicholas Sparks (2000). “The rescue”

When I was seventeen, I don't think I even knew what love was. But when it's right, it's right, and you just know it.

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Thinking, Seventeen, Knows
FaceBook post by Nicholas Sparks from May 27, 2011

But most of all, what really attracted me to her was her manner. She laughed a lot, and it's easy to fall for someone who can find humor in any situation. She was also intelligent, well read, and well spoken, willing to listen and confident in her beliefs. And most of all, she was warm.

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Fall, Intelligent, Belief

A good marriage, like any partnership, meant subordinating one's own needs to that of the other's, in the expectation that the other will do the same.

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Marriage, Expectations, Needs

But when the Holy Spirit controls our lives, he will produce this kind of fruit in us: love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness and self-control. Galatians 5:22

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Kindness, Self, Joy

All I know is that I fell in love with you, and I've never been more frightened about anything in my entire life.

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Fall, Love You, I Fell In Love With You
Nicholas Sparks (2010). “The Choice”, p.123, Hachette UK

You gotta know when to be lazy. Done correctly, it's an art form that benefits everyone.

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Art, Lazy, Done
Twitter post from Jan 14, 2017

It's possible to go on, no matter how impossible it seems, and that in time, the grief . . . lessens. It may not go away completely, but after a while it's not so overwhelming.

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Life, Lost Love, Grief
"Dear John". Book by Nicholas Sparks, August 7, 2007.

The pieces all fit together. Yet everything was falling apart.

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Fall, Together, Pieces

Over time, quality work will lead to an audience for your work.

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Quality, Quality Work, Audience

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