I have come to realize that destiny can hurt a person as much as it can bless them, and I find myself wondering why--out of all the people in all the world I could ever have loved--I had to fall in love with someone who was taken away from me.

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

I saw the way she was looking at you, and I knew that she still loved you. More than that, I know she always will. It breaks my heart, but you know what? I'm still in love with her, and to me that means that I want nothing more than for her to be happy in life. I want that more than anything. It's all I've ever wanted for her.

and in that instant, nothing else mattered. Not the song, not the place, not the other couples around him. Only this, only her.

I think that enduring, committed love between a married couple, along with raising children, is the most noble act anyone can aspire to. It is not written about very much.

I'm not saying it because I'm sweet. I'm saying it because I love you now and I always have. More than you can imagine.

You need to learn patience, you grasshopper