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“He wanted to say that all this talk of feelings was irrelevant. That emotions come and go and can't be controlled, so there's no reason to worry about them. That in the end, people should be judged by their actions, since in the end, it was actions that defined everyone.”

Quote by Nicholas Sparks

Work

The Last Song

This novel delves into the emotional journey of a young woman who returns to her hometown to confront her past and find solace in the face of personal tragedy. The story unfolds in a picturesque coastal setting, intertwining the complexities of human relationships with the beauty and harshness of nature. more

Author

Nicholas Sparks
Nicholas Sparks

Nicholas Sparks, born on December 31, 1965, is an American novelist renowned for his romantic and emotionally rich stories. His works often explore themes of love, family, and the meaning of life, and have gained widespread popularity among readers. Sparks' novels have frequently topped bestseller lists globally, and have been translated into multiple languages. His works have also been adapted into numerous films, such as 'Titanic' and 'The Notebook'. more

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“Like most humanoids, I am burdened with what the Buddhists call the "monkey mind"--the thoughts that swing from limb to limb, stopping only to scratch themselves, spit and howl. From the distant past to the unknowable future, my mind swings wildly through time, touching on dozens of ideas a minute, unharnessed and undisciplined. This in itself is not necessarily a problem; the problem is the emotional attachment that goes along with the thinking. Happy thoughts make me happy, but-whoop!-how quickly I swing again into obsessive worry, blowing the mood; and then it's all over again; and then my mind decides it might be a good time to start feeling sorry for itself, and loneliness follows promptly. You are, after all, what you think. Your emotions are the slaves to your thoughts, and you are the slave to your emotions.”

“В самом деле, не ошибается ли тот, кто воображает, что чувства умирают и рождаются вновь? Возникнув, они живут вечно в глубине нашего сердца. Они дремлют и пробуждаются по воле случая; но навсегда остаются в душе и меняют ее.”

“She was beginning to stir questions in me that I'd spent all my life refusing to ask, since the day I had looked down from the window at the broken body of the schoolboy on the flagstones a long way below, while a master hurried from the cloisters with his black gown flapping in the winter wind, to see what had happened: the day when I was suddenly old enough to understand that I had a choice. I could either do what that other boy had done, or I could spend the rest of my life outside society, where it was safe”