It’s up to you, not fate. True. But it was also up to Lily. That was the trickiest part.

Because sometimes you just have to dance like a madman in the Self-Help section of your local bookstore.

We always see our worst selves. Our most vulnerable selves. We need someone else to get close enough to tell us we’re wrong. Someone we trust.

You have to believe there are kisses and laughs and risks worth taking.

I know the odds are all against me and I know you might not feel this way too but I know I would rather die trying to know if I could mean something to you

When I say, "Be my lover", I don't mean, "Let's have an affair." I don't mean "Sleep with me." I don't mean, "Be my secret." I want us to go back down to that root. I want you to be the one who loves me. I want to be the one who loves you.

Ted is smart and good-looking, but he doesn't use it to good effect, like a rich person that never gives to charity.