"True love is rare, and it's the only thing that gives life real meaning."

- Nicholas Sparks

"What it’s like to be a parent: It’s one of the hardest things you’ll ever do, but in exchange, it teaches you the meaning of unconditional love."

- Nicholas Sparks

"I fell in love with her when we were together, then fell deeper in love with her in the years we were apart."

- Nicholas Sparks

"Every couple needs to argue now and then, just to prove that the relationship is strong enough to survive. Long-term relationships, the ones that matter, are all about weathering the peaks and the valleys."

- Nicholas Sparks

"If anything, our time apart has only made me more certain that I want to spend my nights by your side, and my days with your heart."

- Nicholas Sparks