Nicholas Sparks Quotes

For me, it would be pointless to write a novel that I knew I could complete within a specific length of time. I could do that only by repeating something I had done before, and I've never wanted to do that.

I don't write the same book twice.

Story is about originality, not duplication

I wanted each of my books to be very different from the others, each to be special and uncategorizable, and I knew I could only do that a few times before I was in danger of repeating myself.

Good literature can be created only with something that is different from literature.

I have to believe everything I write is brand new and I'm writing in this way about these people in a completely new situation for the very first time.

Life would be much easier if I just wrote the same book over and over again. But I'm not interested in doing that.

There are no really new stories anymore.

I fear becoming formulaic. Some of my books are.

Agents and publishers are always looking for something 'different,' a fresh viewpoint and a new voice, not just re-hashed versions of stuff that's gone before.

What makes a book unique isn't always about having one big grand new idea. It's about combining many different ideas in new and interesting ways.

Thankfully, as much as Hollywood is interested in brands, I think people are still looking for originality and freshness.

I didn't want to write the same book over and over.

If you see in all my books, I have two key intentions. One is obviously to entertain and make sure that the reader has a good reading experience. I also try to write on subjects that nobody has dealt with before to make my works different from other page turners.

Originality is... a by-product of sincerity.

I never wanted the temptation to imitate or emulate something that had been done beforehand.

I always want to try to bring something fresh to every book. It's getting harder instead of easier. I feel like I work harder with each book. But I don't want it to show on the pages, that's for sure.

Originality is only variation.

I dont want to create a monster; I want to make something which is new, exceptional, something that only I do...something that references tradition, but is still new.

I try as hard as I can for everything to be different from one movie to the next.

Every movie requires its own style. Just be honest to the story. Tell the story in the best possible way that is different, exciting and original.

Readers would email me and say, 'Please write a novel about so-and-so,' but it has to come from yourself and not so much from your readership.

What's lucky about my career in general is that I stumbled into what every writer most wants. Not repeating myself and doing strange things has become my trademark.

I've never done a sequel - so far, there have been too many new stories and characters calling my name.

I don't want to write formula. I don't want to crank these books out like sausages. Every book is different, which takes a hell of a lot of ingenuity on my part.