Nicholas Sparks Quotes
He was thirty-one now, not too old, but old enough to be lonely. He hadn't dated since he'd been back here, hadn't met anyone who remotely interested him. It was his own fault, he knew. There was something that kept a distance between him and any woman who started to get close, something he wasn't sure he could change even if he tried. And sometimes in the moments right before sleep came, he wondered if he was destined to be alone forever.
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There are so many moments and works that influence us in what we do. Movies, music, TV and, most importantly, the profound everydayness of our lives.
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Many past products advertised in old publications can be profitably promoted all over again. Sometimes, just by giving them a new twist or modern application, you'll hit a real winner.
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Sometimes you've got to know when it's time to leave the party.
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Nepotism sometimes can be a lose-lose situation.
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The most sinister aspect of Jack is his detachment, his ability to distance himself from his feelings.
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I think your teenage years define your musical roots forever. You're always looking for a theme for your high school years.
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Everything has become so easy. It's great that it's at your fingertips, but I miss those good old days. And we're connected, but it can be very alienating. There is this distance between all of us because we're speaking to each other through cameras and monitors and icons and Emojis.
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Touring a segregated America - forever being stopped and harassed by white cops hurt you most 'cos you don't realise the damage. You hold it in. You feel empty, like someone reached in and pulled out your guts. You feel hurt and dirty, less than a person.
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There's a part of my heart that forever has Anne Boleyn written on it, who I played in 'The Tudors.'
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But it is a black man's game, and it will be forever.
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I've always been interested in moments of disbelief... I don't know if they possess any magic, but they do have something.
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Sometimes I draw blanks.
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Fear can make all of us do the wrong things sometimes.
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Sometimes you do get caught up in the midst of becoming... a product, a brand, and not having a say in any of that.
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I have to strive to go two steps forward and realize that, sometimes, there will be one step back.
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My, oh my, how 'Sometimes When We Touch' has travelled since I solemnly wrote my first version at the age of 19.
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I think you only see experiences as defining moments with distance.
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The moments we have behind us, you won't be able to see again. We're only responsible for what we live in right now.
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In my lowest moments, the only reason I didn't commit suicide was that I knew I wouldn't be able to drink anymore if I was dead.
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My marriage is far from perfect. We're not hand-holdy and soft. We are snippy and bickery. We sleep in separate beds because we have no tolerance of each other's night-time idiosyncrasies.
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There are two of my favorite books, 'The Great Gatsby' and 'Gone With The Wind', that were made into movies. And I love those movies as much as I love the books. That's really rare.
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A novel I read when I was about 17 or 18 - 'The World According to Garp,' by John Irving - really made me want to become a writer. The character of Garp is a novelist, and at the time, the whole lifestyle of being a writer was hugely appealing to me.
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I decided I would rather have a day job and love music than to play music that made me hate it.
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He was thirty-one now, not too old, but old enough to be lonely. He hadn't dated since he'd been back here, hadn't met anyone who remotely interested him. It was his own fault, he knew. There was something that kept a distance between him and any woman who started to get close, something he wasn't sure he could change even if he tried. And sometimes in the moments right before sleep came, he wondered if he was destined to be alone forever.
