A joy as intense as pain

And suddenly she knew exactly why Catherine had fallen in love with him. It wasn't that he was unusually attractive, or ambitious, or even charming. He was partly those things, but more important, he seemed to live life on his own terms.

Truth only means something when it's hard to admit.

I was in love, and the feeling was even more wonderful than I ever imagined it could be.

We are not perfect. We make mistakes. We screw up but then we forgive and move forward.

You're a wonderful person, Jamie. You're beautiful, you're kind, you're gentle...you're everything that I'd like to be. If people don't like you, or they think you're strange, then that's their problem.

Love can sometimes achieve the impossible