I love you," he finally whispered. She leaned forward and touched his face. "I know. And I love you, too.

And if, in some distant place in the future, we see each other in our new lives, I will smile at you with joy, and remember how we spent a summer beneath the trees, learning from each other and growing in love.

I knew it wasn't fair, I knew it was wrong, but I couldn't help it. And after a while, the anger I felt just sort of became part of me, like it was the only way I knew how to handle the grief. I didn't like who I'd become, but I was stuck in this horrible cycle of questions and blame.

You made me happy and you made me laugh, and if I could do it all over again, I would not hesitate. Look at our life, at the trips we took, the adventures we had. As your father used to say, we shared the longest ride together, this thing called life, and mine has been filled with joy because of you.

I love you more than there are stars in the sky and fish in the sea.

Man and wife were supposed to stay together because they'd made their vows in front of God and family.

One of the exhilarating parts of falling in love is discovering new things about one another, and seeing the world from a different point of view.