Everything a baby does strikes a parent as the most magical thing he/she has ever seen.

He took a few steps before responding. "You are special," he finally said, and the way e said it made her wonder if he wanted to add something else.

If you discovered something that made you tighten inside, you had better try to learn more about it.

She was getting used to his rhythms and his moods, recognizing the quiet signals that telegraphed who he was. Good and bad, strengths and faults, he was hers forever. As she pulled into the driveway, she spotted Logan coming down the steps from the house, and she waved. She was his forever, too—imperfect as she was. Take it or leave it, she thought. She was who she was. As Logan walked toward her, he smiled as if reading her mind and opened his arms.

There are things that happen that change the course of people's lives, but it's a function of everybody's lives.

Romance is thinking about your significant other, when you are supposed to be thinking about something else.

You were the best friend I ever had, Allie. I'd still like to be friends, even if you are engaged, and even if it is just for a couple of days.