Pretending the past doesn't exist is as bad as living in it.

A relationship isn't something that has to be created in a day or perfected in a day. Part of the game is to keep working on it. It's something that'll always be just a little flawed.

Courage comes in different forms. There's strength--that's the muscle. But love's the heart. When you put them together, you can do anything.

If I can make you unhappy, then I can make you happy as well.

Why is it you think you'll live forever and why do you want to, I'd like to know, when you deny yourselves so many of the basic pleasures in life?

Once you considered failure you were one step farther away from success.

He gave her a quick, casual kiss on the cheek first. Then came the hug, and it was the hug that always made Laurel’s heart mush. Serious grip, cheek to the hair, eyes closed, just a little sway. Del’s hugs mattered, she thought, and made him impossible to resist.