{"author":"Nicholas Sparks","author_id":"Nicholas+Sparks","total_quotes":318,"quotes":[{"text":"He thought of her often, and he missed the companionship they'd once shared and the friendship that had been the bedrock of their marriage at its best.","author":"Nicholas Sparks","tags":["friendship","life-lessons","love"],"id":1279,"author_id":"Nicholas+Sparks"},{"text":"I'll be with my sister. And believe it or not, she has a phone and everything. She stopped using smoke signals last year.' - Nana.","author":"Nicholas Sparks","tags":["humour","nana","the-lucky-one"],"id":4071,"author_id":"Nicholas+Sparks"},{"text":"And I'd be willing to bet that you were great at it, if only because you have to love something before you can hate it.","author":"Nicholas Sparks","tags":["hate","passion"],"id":4226,"author_id":"Nicholas+Sparks"},{"text":"If conversation was the lyrics, laughter was the music, making time spent together a melody that could be replayed over and over without getting stale.","author":"Nicholas Sparks","tags":["love","nicholas-sparks","relationships","the-choice"],"id":5748,"author_id":"Nicholas+Sparks"},{"text":"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.","author":"Nicholas Sparks","tags":["happiness","hope","love"],"id":6884,"author_id":"Nicholas+Sparks"},{"text":"Deep in her heart, she wasn't sure she deserved to be happy, nor did she believe that she was worthy of someone who seemed...Normal.","author":"Nicholas Sparks","tags":["deserve-love","love","love-worth","nicholas-sparks","safe-haven"],"id":8802,"author_id":"Nicholas+Sparks"},{"text":"Each recognized the fact that real commitment could be proven only through the passage of time.","author":"Nicholas Sparks","tags":["marriage"],"id":11453,"author_id":"Nicholas+Sparks"},{"text":"When you chase a dream, you learn about yourself. You learn your capabilities and limitations, and the value of hard work and persistence.","author":"Nicholas Sparks","tags":["inspirational"],"id":11908,"author_id":"Nicholas+Sparks"},{"text":"We fell in love, despite our differences, and once we did, something rare and beautiful was created. For me, love like that has only happened once, and that's why every minute we spent together has been seared in my memory. I'll never forget a single moment of it.","author":"Nicholas Sparks","tags":["love"],"id":12464,"author_id":"Nicholas+Sparks"},{"text":"Or maybe watching you enjoy a carefree summer while you fell in love was what kept me out of the hospital in the first place.","author":"Nicholas Sparks","tags":["hospital","illness","love","steve","summer"],"id":13574,"author_id":"Nicholas+Sparks"}],"pagination":{"page":1,"page_size":10,"total":318,"pages":32,"next":"?page=2\u0026page_size=10"}}