She shook her head as she confessed, "I want it so much, I'm afraid to hope." "Never be afraid to hope," Rohan said gently. "It's the only way to begin." -Rohan to Win

I’ve lost someone, too. And there were no rules for how to deal with the death of someone you loved. You had to accept that the loss would always stay with you, like a reminder note pinned to the inside of your jacket. But there were still opportunities for happiness. Even joy.

Well, you missed out on some important protocol, Ella. You can't stand between a Texan and his power tools. We like them. Big ones that drain the national grid. We also like truck-stop breakfasts, large moving objects, Monday night football, and the missionary position. We don't drink light beer, drive Smart cars, or admit to knowing the names of more than about five or six colors. And we don't wax our chests, ever.

Sometimes a woman needs a man for company, no matter how useless he is.

...even though you said yes to the wrong man, I hope that won't cause you to say no to the right one.

She wanted him to stop, but more than that, she wanted him to go on forever.

Because handsomeness is always accompanied by vanity.And I suppose ugliness is accompanied by a wealth of virtues?