“Writing the last page of the first draft is the most enjoyable moment ...” — Nicholas Sparks Quote

“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 dont think that we're meant to understand it all the time. I think that sometimes we just have to have faith.”

“I have certain moral parameters that I do not cross in writing; I don't write about adultery or kids having premarital sex.”

“Sometimes, obviously it's an incentive to tank if you have the opportunity to get those high draft picks.”

“I don't write a quick draft and then revise; instead, I work slowly page by page, revising and polishing.”

“Writing can flow out when I'm feeling something strongly, whether that's joy, pain, fear, desire or anything else. The challenge is actually later, in the second or third or 100th draft of the music, when it can be so easy to cover up the original sentiments by making the music more ornate or cloaked.”