The quote "all's fair in love and war" means that nothing is out of bounds when it comes to love and war; everything is fair game. Nicholas Sparks, Norman Rockwell, and Robert Frost do a great job describing this quote in their work. Nicholas Sparks is famous for his romantic novels; many of which involve a man in the military falling in love with a woman and doing everything he can to get together. Norman Rockwell's paintings are simple but also show love and war. Although Robert Frost's poems are not particularly about love and war; has many poems about love between two people, as well as poems about war and what it takes to survive. All three people are extremely talented and I enjoy all of their work. Nicholas Sparks was born on December 31, 1965 in Omaha, Nebraska. He was the second of three children of Patrick Sparks and Jill Thoene. Patrick was a college professor, finishing graduate work, and Jill was a housewife. Since Patrick was just finishing school and Jill wasn't working, the Sparks family had little money, and most of Nicholas' childhood was spent moving to Minnesota, Los Angeles, Grand Island, Nebraska, and finally Fair Oaks, California, where family found a family. permanent residence. Nicholas graduated from Belle Vista High School in 1984, becoming the top of his class. He then attended the University of Notre Dame in Indiana, which offered him a full-ride scholarship. During his freshman year of college, Sparks was part of the relay team that set a school record that still stands today, but it didn't end on a high note. Nicholas suffered an Achilles tendon injury that forced him to spend the summer doing nothing but recover. That summer was one of…halfway…and her brother Michah boarded after becoming the only surviving members of their family (their younger sister, Danielle, died of cancer in 2000 at age 33 ). In September 2008, Sparks published his fourteenth novel, The Lucky One. Although Sparks is well known for his romantic novels, writing isn't all he does. He developed a $1.5 million scholarship and internship fund for his old university's creative writing department. He has also maintained his connection to track and field as his eldest son, Miles, competes in the sport. Sparks now coaches the local high school team and serves on the board of directors of the USA Track and Field Foundation. Nicholas is still happily married to Cathy and together they have five children: Miles, Ryan, Lexie, Landon and Savannah. The Sparks family now lives in New Bern, North Carolina; where Nicholas continues to write.