Nicholas Charles Sparks (born December 31, 1965) is an American novelist, screenwriter, and film producer. He has published twenty-three novels, all New York Times bestsellers, and two works of nonfiction, with over 115 million copies sold worldwide in more than 50 languages. Among his works are The Notebook, A Walk...
Do you ever wonder why things have to turn out the way they do?
—Nicholas Sparks in A Walk to Remember
People rarely understand that nothing is ever exactly what you think it will be.
—Nicholas Sparks in The Longest Ride
—Jiddu Krishnamurti in Think on These Things