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- Nicholas Sparks was born on December 31, 1965 in Omaha, Nebraska. He graduated from the University of Notre Dame in 1988 and is one of the more critically-acclaimed authors of the past 5 years. He is the author of 5 best-selling books, including "The Notebook" and "The Rescue". Eleven of his books, Message in a Bottle (1999), A Walk to Remember (2002), The Notebook (2004), Nights in Rodanthe (2008), The Last Song [2010] , Dear John [2010] , The Lucky One [2012], Safe Haven [2013] , The Best of Me [2014] , The Longest Ride (2015) and The Choice (2016)
have been adapted into blockbuster movies. Sparks lives in North Carolina with his wife, 3 sons, and twin daughters.
- IMDb mini biography by: William Floyd <wfloyd36@sbcglobal.net>
- SpouseCatherine Cote(July 22, 1989 - 2015) (divorced, 5 children)
- ChildrenMiles Andrew SparksSavannah Marin SparksLandon SparksRyan Cote SparksLexie Danielle Sparks
- Author of romantic stories where the main characters usually don't experience the typical happy ending
- Characters questioning their Christian belief or faith
- Stories tend to center around a tragedy
- After receiving his first check for "The Notebook", he went out and bought his wife a new wedding ring
- Has a black belt in Tae Kwon Do
- Each of his children's names were characters in one of his books. Miles and Ryan (A Bend in the Road), Landon (A Walk to Remember), Lexie (True Believer & At First Sight), Savannah (Dear John). Additionally characters Adrienne and Paul (Nights in Rodanthe) are the names of his in-laws.
- Is one of only two contemporary authors to have a novel spend more than a year on both the New York Times hardcover and paperback best-seller lists (the other author being J.K. Rowling)
- Still holds a track & field record at Notre Dame
- [on the type of heroes in his novels] I simply create the character your mother told you to be. Be honest, work hard, don't look down on others, women and children in the lifeboats first.
- I don't know that love changes. People change. Circumstances change.
- Writing the last page of the first draft is the most enjoyable moment in writing. It's one of the most enjoyable moments in life, period.
- I do not use profanity in my novels. My characters all go to church.
- Loving once and only once is possible - anything is possible
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