Book of Quotes

The Lucky One

The Lucky One by Nicholas Sparks

- “She was struck by the simple truth that sometimes the most ordinary things could be made extraordinary, simply by doing them with the right people...” 

- “He was the toast to her butter.” 

- “You should be kissed everyday, every hour, every minute.”

- “Every now and then, I’d meet a guy and think that we were getting along great, and suddenly I’d stop hearing from him. Not only did he stop calling, but if I happened to bump into him sometime later he always acted like I had the plague. I didn’t understand it. I still don’t. And it bothered me. It hurt me. With time, it got harder and harder to keep blaming the guys, and I eventually came to the conclusion that there was something wrong with me. That maybe I was simply meant to live my life alone.” 

- “In the blink of an eye, something happens by chance - when you least expect it - sets you on a course that you never planned, into a future you never imagined.”

- “Most people don’t know how to appreciate the silence. They can’t help talking.” 

- “If relationships were hard, mariage was even harder... it seemed like most couples struggled. It went with the territory. What did Nana always say? Stick two different people with two different sets of expectations under one roof and it ain't always going to be shrimp and grits on Easter.” 

- “She had been proud of his decision to serve his country, her heart bursting with love and admiration the first time she saw him outfitted in his dress blues. ” 

- “It was their secret, a secret meant for just the two of them, and she'd never been able to imagine how it would sound coming from someone else. But, somehow, Logan made it sound just right.” 

- “The most ordinary things could be made extraordinary.” 

- “I tell myself that I know you, and then when I think about it, I realize that I don't.” 

- “It's hard at times, but it makes a kid strong in ways that most people can't understand. Teaches them that even though people are left behind, new ones will inevitable take their place; that every place has something good - and bad - to offer. It makes a kid grow up fast.” 

- “When a man is that special, you know it sooner than you think possible. You recognize it instinctively, and you're certain that no matter what happens, there will never be another one like him.” 

- “Sometimes the most ordinary things could be made extraordinary, simply by doin them with the right people.(Elizabeth Green)” 

- “Friends come and go, clothing is packed and unpacked, households are continually purged of unnecessary items, and as a result, not much sticks. it's hard at times but it makes a kid strongs in ways that most people can't understand. Teaches them that even though people are left behind, new ones will inevitably take their place; that every place has something good and bad to offer. It makes a kid grow up fast.” 

- “It was easy to idealize someone you barely knew.” 

- “Why did you come here?

To find you.” 

- “He closed his eyes as she put her hand on his shoulder, and in that instant, nothing else mattered. Not the song, not the place, not the other couples around him. Only this, only her. He gave himself over to the feel of her body as it pressed against him, and they moved slowly in small circles on the sawdust-strewn floor, lost in a world that felt as though it had been created for just the two of them.”

- “I knew it wasn't fair, I knew it was wrong, but I couldn't help it. And after a while, the anger I felt just sort of became part of me, like it was the only way I knew how to handle the grief. I didn't like who I'd become, but I was stuck in this horrible cycle of questions and blame.”

- “That’s a wonderful story.”

“He was a wonderful man. And when a man is that special, you know it sooner than you think possible. You recognize it instinctively, and you’re certain that no matter what happens, there will never be another one like him.” 

- “There is nothing like love. You should try it.”

Thibault shrugged. “Maybe one day.”

- “Proximity bred familiarity, and familiarity bred comfort.” 

- “Good and bad, strengths and faults, he was hers forever.” 

- “I got the sense that he was the kind of person who couldn't hold anger for more than a few minutes, because it just wasn't in him. It could never grow into resentment or bitterness, and I knew then that he was the kind of man who would be married forever. And I decided then and there that I should be the one to marry him.” 

- “Based on her experience with men, most assumed that when you talked to them about a problem or dilemma, they were expected to offer an opinion, even when all you wants was for them to listen.” 

- “As Logan walked towards her, he smiled as if reading her mind and opened his arms.” 

- “I love you, Elizabeth... and more than that, I like you. I enjoy spending time with you.”

- “Doesn't surprise me," Nana snorted. "I wouldn't put anything past your late husband."

"He's not dead, Nana."

Nana sighed. "Hope springs eternal.” 

- “How're the Broncos doing?"

"Like a bunch of carrots."

"Is that bad?"

"Can carrots play baseball?"

"I guess not."

"Then you have your answer.” 

- “Always stick to the story. It was when you started backtracking that people got in trouble. Interrogation 101.”