Two By Two

14 Of The Best Nicholas Sparks Quotes From His Newest Book 'Two By Two'

I know you love her. If anything you love her too much. 
Kirsten Corley
October 11, 2016
“They talked. They learned to trust each other, despite the odds. They fell in love.”
— Nicholas Sparks, Two by Two
Tagged: Dating, Relationships, Love
“The strength to be who you are without fear of rejection from others was something I respected, if only because it was something I aspired to myself.”
— Nicholas Sparks, Two by Two
Tagged: Being Yourself, Fearless, Rejection
“Hope might leave me crushed in the end, but losing all hope somehow seemed even worse.”
— Nicholas Sparks, Two by Two
Tagged: Hope, Losing, Worse, Crushed
“If it comes, let it come. If it stays, let it stay. If it goes, let it go.”
— Nicholas Sparks, Two by Two
Tagged: Dating, Relationships, Love, Let Go
“The more practical side of me knew that remaining a couple over the long term took effort on both sides. It requires commitment and compromise, communication and cooperation, especially as life tends to throw curveballs, often when we least expect them. Ideally, the curveball slides past the couple with little damage; at other times, facing those pitches together makes the couple more committed to each other. But sometimes, the curveballs end up smacking us in the chest and close to the heart, leaving bruises that never seem to heal.”
— Nicholas Sparks, Two by Two
Tagged: Love, Challenges, Distance
“In time, they seemed to lose a bit of luster because she’d come to expect them. So I’d rack my brain, trying to think of another way to please her, something that would let her know how much she still meant to me.”
— Nicholas Sparks, Two by Two
Tagged: Love, Expectation
“Get married. Love your wife and treat her with respect. Have children, and teach them the value of hard work. Do your job. Don’t complain. Remember that family— unlike most of those people you might meet in life— will always be around. Fix what can be fixed or get rid of it. Be a good neighbor. Love your grandchildren. Do the right thing.”
— Nicholas Sparks, Two by Two
Tagged: Love, Life, Relationships, Life Plan
“I know you love her. If anything, you love her too much.’

‘There’s no such thing.’

‘Yeah, well… I’m just saying that she’s not always the easiest person to be married to.’

‘That’s because she’s a woman.’

‘Don’t start second-guessing yourself now. Unless you were willing to move halfway across the country, you didn’t have a choice. And besides, I have the feeling that it’s all going to work out for the better.’ ”
— Nicholas Sparks, Two by Two
Tagged: Marriage, Love, Relationships
“Those moments have stayed with me forever, partly because of their simplicity, but also because they were revelatory. Nor were they ever quite repeated, and I can’t shake the thought that if I ever tried to replicate them, the original memories would slip through my fingers like sand, lessening the hold I have on them now.”
— Nicholas Sparks, Two by Two
Tagged: Love, Relationships, Memories
“Somehow, despite the years we’d been together, she’d become a stranger to me.”
— Nicholas Sparks, Two by Two
Tagged: Stranger, Love, Relationships
“I know it seems scary right now, but in the end, it’s all going to be worth it. And your life isn’t going to change.”
— Nicholas Sparks, Two by Two
Tagged: Fear, Life, Relationships, Change
“It isn’t the life I ever imagined. Half the time, I feel like a stranger in my own skin.”
— Nicholas Sparks, Two by Two
Tagged: Stranger, Life
“I know. But I want you to try. Just remember that I’ve made it through one hundred percent of the worst days of my life so far.”
— Nicholas Sparks, Two by Two
Tagged: Bad Day, Life, Relationships, Pain
“But wisdom means more than being intelligent, because it encompasses understanding, empathy, experience, inner peace, and intuition.”
— Nicholas Sparks, Two by Two
Tagged: Wisdom, intelligent