Nicholas Charles Sparks (born December 31, 1965) is an American romance novelist, screenwriter, and film producer. He has published twenty-three novels, all New York Times bestsellers, and two works of non-fiction, with over 115 million copies sold worldwide in more than 50 languages. Among his works are The Notebook, A...
—Nicholas Sparks in The Choice
Do you ever wonder why things have to turn out the way they do?
—Nicholas Sparks in A Walk to Remember