I think, above all, the characters in my novels feel universal to the readers.

- Nicholas Sparks

To be quite honest, I've been very blessed when I've worked with Hollywood. The studios that have purchased my work to be adapted to film have really liked the work and wanted to stay as close as they could to what the book was.

- Nicholas Sparks

Rekindled love is generally short-term.

- Nicholas Sparks

I read over a hundred books a year and have done so since I was fifteen years old, and every book I've read has taught me something.

- Nicholas Sparks

Over time, quality work will lead to an audience for your work.

- Nicholas Sparks

Dramatic fiction - William Shakespeare made his biggest mark writing dramatic love stories.

- Nicholas Sparks

I'll admit that it's not easy to get an agent, but becoming successful in anything requires perseverance.

- Nicholas Sparks

What's the challenge in writing a novel that few people will read? I'm more than happy writing what I do and have no plans to change that.

- Nicholas Sparks

Publishing is a business. Writing may be art, but publishing, when all is said and done, comes down to dollars.

- Nicholas Sparks

I don't write romance novels.

- Nicholas Sparks

Because publishing is becoming more business-oriented each day with more examination of the bottom line, it's harder to break out than ever.

- Nicholas Sparks

A typical agent in New York gets 400 query letters a month. Of those, they might ask to read 3-4 manuscripts, and of those, they might ask to represent 1.

- Nicholas Sparks

By reading a lot of novels in a variety of genres, and asking questions, it's possible to learn how things are done - the mechanics of writing, so to speak - and which genres and authors excel in various areas.

- Nicholas Sparks

I have a great wife and it's very easy to be romantic because it makes her happy and then my life is so much better when she's happy.

- Nicholas Sparks

I write 2,000 words a day when I write. It sometimes takes three hours, it sometimes takes five hours.

- Nicholas Sparks

None of my characters are rich or famous, and the situations they find themselves in could happen to anyone.

- Nicholas Sparks

There's always pressure, a great deal of pressure, when writing, since my first books were so successful.

- Nicholas Sparks

I very seldom, very seldom, even know what my characters look like.

- Nicholas Sparks

I would be rejected if I submitted any of my novels as romance novels.

- Nicholas Sparks

If you look for me, I'm in the fiction section. Romance has its own section.

- Nicholas Sparks