Nicholas Sparks is a genius. I said that with every sense of understanding. My favourite of the lot is "A Walk To Remember". I watched the movie, and it is about a violent guy who suddenly went cool when he fell in love with a Church girl. She had cancer and this guy stood by her. The father of the lady later accepted the boy and all. It was so emotional, and the movie got me so teary eyed. I have used the title of that Novel to write few poems and articles too, totally unrelated to the movie/book theme. I totally love it.
You are right with this:
A lot of his stories have a painful ending or a heartbreaking plot that would require lots of water and a box of tissue paper. But we still can't stop loving them because his works are worth all the pain. When he gives us a sad ending, it's justifiable and wasn't written for the sole purpose of making people cry.
That is what happened with me hahahaha
Thank you for this. This is really cool and nice. You brought back lot of memories for me. Thanks a lot.