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" 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. "

Nicholas Sparks

Think

Children

Raising Children

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" There's always pressure, a great deal of pressure, when writing, since my first books were so successful. "

" 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. "

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" 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. "

" Spreading the news is your duty as a Christian, and there are many ways to do this. "

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

Nicholas Sparks

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Characters

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Day

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" 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. "

" In all love stories the theme is love and tragedy, so by writing these types of stories, I have to include tragedy. "

" 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. "

" I have certain moral parameters that I do not cross in writing; I don't write about adultery or kids having premarital sex. "

" Loving once and only once is possible - anything is possible. "

" Above all, a query letter is a sales pitch and it is the single most important page an unpublished writer will ever write.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. "

" None of my characters are rich or famous, and the situations they find themselves in could happen to anyone. "

" 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. "

" 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. "

" I very seldom, very seldom, even know what my characters look like. "

" I suppose I'm most influenced by any good, commercial writer. I learn from everyone. "

" If you look for me, I'm in the fiction section. Romance has its own section. "

Nicholas Sparks

You

Own

" 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

Ring

New

" I'm writing a new love story, set in eastern North Carolina. Surprise, surprise, huh? "

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" 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. "

Nicholas Sparks

Over

Done

" I think, above all, the characters in my novels feel universal to the readers. "