Quotes from The Wedding — Nicholas Sparks
born 1965 United States
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But love, I've come to understand, is more than three words mumbled before bedtime. Love is sustained by action, a pattern of devotion in the things we do for each other every day.
The Wedding (2003)
"Marriage is about compromise, it's about doing something for the other person, even when you don't want to."
The Wedding (2003)
No, there's no experience quite like having children, and despite the challenges we once faced, I've considered myself blessed because of the family we created.
The Wedding (2003)
I've come to believe that children live for the satisfaction of surprising their parents...
The Wedding (2003)
"...she would fall in love with me again, just like she had a long time ago. And that's the most wonderful feeling in the world. How many people are ever given that chance? To have someone you love fall in love with you over and over?"
The Wedding (2003)
...there is the fact that having a child transforms the basic marriage relationship. No longer are you simply husband and wife, you are mother and father as well, and all spontaneity vanishes immediately.
The Wedding (2003)
He had not only known that I would be coming to see him, I realized, but had anticipated the reason for my visit. And in typical southern fashion, he'd given me the answer to my problem, without my ever having to ask him directly.
The Wedding (2003)
...when two people live together, the stress flows both ways. This, I come to believe, is both the blessing and the curse of marriage. It's a blessing because there's an outlet for the everyday strains of life; it's a curse because the outlet is someone you care deeply about.
The Wedding (2003)