"I'd like to be remembered not only..." - Quote by Nicholas Sparks
I'd like to be remembered not only for my body of work but also for specific novels. Ideally, I want to be remembered in the same way as Stephen King, who defined and exemplified excellence in the horror genre in the late 20th and early 21st century.
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“The truth is, the world isn't easy for any of us. It never has been and it never will be.”
“There is a fine line I have to walk throughout the writing process in a novel. It is this line between drama and melodrama, and it is this line between evoking genuine emotional power and being manipulative.”
“If it’s over, then don’t let the past screw up the rest of your life.”
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“I want to be remembered as part of the group of the greatest players ever.”
“When you were born you were crying and everyone else was smiling. Live your life so at the end, your're the one who is smiling and everyone else is crying.”
“We, the people, still believe that our obligations as Americans are not just to ourselves, but to all posterity.”
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“I was sorry to have my name mentioned as one of the great authors, because they have a sad habit of dying off. Chaucer is dead, Spencer is dead, so is Milton, so is Shakespeare, and I’m not feeling so well myself.”
“I have been an author for 20 years and an ass for 55.”
“A pen is to me as a beak is to a hen.”