You figured that the only way I'd be happy is if I did the things you thought would be best for me.

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

When you love someone you let them take care of you.

Someone once told me that when you give birth to a daughter, you've just met the person whose hand you'll be holding the day you die.

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.

I loved Alex so much that it was easier to let him hurt me than to watch him hurt himself.

The only difference between a wish and a prayer is that you're at the mercy of the universe for the first, and you've got some help with the second.