Nicholas Sparks Quotes

I think you really have to become a parent to understand what you will endure to be there for your kids.

When you become a parent, it blows you open in ways that you never thought possible in terms of a level of love that I know I never thought I could possibly have.

Parenthood is such a lesson in self-sacrifice.

Being a parent is absolutely exhausting and draining, along with all the joy and love.

My priorities had been changing before I had Addie but after she was born they changed completely. I don't count - my daughter sort of owns me.

You bring children into the world. You love them with heart and soul.

Fatherhood is pretending the present you love most is soap-on-a-rope.

I think being a mother helps keep your feet on the ground. There's very little dignity in parenthood. It's a great leveller.

Like every parent, when you start your family, your life completely changes. And you completely live for someone else. I find that the most extraordinary thing. Your life is handed over to someone else. From that moment on, they come first in every choice you make. It's the most wonderful thing.

My children are my whole life.

I think that enduring, committed love between a married couple, along with raising children, is the most noble act anyone can aspire to. It is not written about very much.

Being a father taught me patience. And it taught me vulnerability. You don't realize how vulnerable you are when you love something else more far more than yourself.

Having children is not for everyone, but I think it's a beautiful lesson in it not being all about me anymore. It's a relief, in a way. It's like, this is her story now, and I'm her mom. It's a nice shift.

You just become more mature as a human being, having a child. The stakes are a lot higher, things are different. It teaches you to be patient and it's changed me a lot.

My daughter is 12 weeks old and I've been in a training camp for 10 weeks. So I haven't held her properly and been out pushing the pram, doing the little things. But when I'm slugging it out and things are getting tough I just think, 'everything is for the kids.'

There's nothing more important in my life than my son.

My family has sacrificed a lot.

I am just trying to live for my kids. It is all about my kids now. I love them endlessly.

When you have a child, you really understand what it means to love, to have something to be selfless for. I think that elevates you. It elevates your consciousnesses, your level of thinking, your art and the way you approach it - everything.

Angelina and Brad have shown me that caring for children is the greatest gift in the world.

Raising a family is life's greatest joy, but it can also be humbling. You cannot do it alone.

Everything I do revolves around my children.

Being a parent, is without any doubt, one of the most difficult things that you can do in life.

First thing in the morning, we're really tired, and we look at each other and we wonder, 'Are we ever going to get sleep?' And yet, it doesn't matter if you don't get sleep. It's an honor to take care of them.

When I was a kid about joining the Peace Corps. It said it was "the hardest job you'll ever love." This is what parenting is, as far as I'm concerned. This is parenting. That is the friggin' Peace Corps. Because you don't love doing this - this is the thing you love the most in your life, it's the best thing you ever do.