I may be older and wiser, I may have lived another life since then, but I know that when my time eventually comes, the memories of that day will be the final images that float through my mind. I still love her, you see, and I‟ve never removed my ring. In all these years I‟ve never felt the desire to do so.

Experience had taught me that even the most precious memories fade with the passage of time.

Marriage is about compromise; it's about doing something for the other person, even when you don't want to.

Love doesn't mean anything if you're not willing to make a commitment.

To be quite honest, I've been very blessed when I've worked with Hollywood. The studios that have purchased my work to be adapted to film have really liked the work and wanted to stay as close as they could to what the book was.

And while he was doing those things, he thought about Allie and the love that was missing from both their lives.

I have always been a firm believer in God and the power of prayer, though to be honest, my faith has made for alist of questions I definitely want answered after I'm gone.