She'd preferred the uncertainty, if only because it allowed her to remember him the way he used to be. Sometimes, though, she wondered what he felt when he thought of that year they spent together, or if he ever marveled at what they'd shared, or even whether he thought of her at all.

That's what courage is. If she weren't scared, she wouldn't need courage in the first place." -Jo

Before we met, I was as lost as a person could be and yet you saw something in me that somehow gave me direction again.

You know me better than anyone, and you're my best friend. I don't think there's anything you could say to me that would lead me to believe that you're doing it just to hurt me. If there's one thing I've come to know about you, it's that you're not even capable of something like that. Why do you think I like spending time with you so much? Because you're a good guy. A nice guy.

Being in love, I find myself smiling for no reason at all.

I truly believe that while love can hurt, love can also heal.

His voice, even now, follows me everywhere on this longest of rides, this thing called life.