The best relationships were the ones where both sides went out of their way to make sure the other wasn't disappointed.

Some women are meant to change the world while others are meant to hold it together.

You can't be real," Delilah murmurs. "Says who?" I ask. "Did you really think that a story exists only when you're reading it?

Sometimes we find ourselves walking through life blindfolded, and we try to deny that we're the ones who securely tied the knot.

How do you tell someone that you weren't the person he thought you were? And more importantly, how did you tell him that you'd meant the things you'd said, when everything else about you turned out to be a lie.

Three months ago, if you asked me, I would have told you that if you really loved someone, you’d let them go. But now I look at you, and I dreamed about Maggie, and I see that I’ve been wrong. If you really love someone, Allie, I think you have to take them back.

When it comes to memories, the good and the bad never balance.