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...
—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
—Eric Roth in The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
And that is how change happens. One gesture. One person. One moment at a time.
—Libba Bray in The Sweet Far Thing
What we call 'Progress' is the exchange of one nuisance for another nuisance.