I don't want to hurt you," he said. "Too late.

The worst part is the unknown. The pain of being alone, the loneliness, is familiar. You've dealt with that. You understand it. But loving someone, risking everything, is unknown. There's no way to know how bad it's going to be. You barely survive the pain of being alone, so how can you deal with anything worse? So you don't bother to try.

Because sometimes when things are going really well, we find the one thing we're pretending we're not looking for.

To the stupidity of men, " Dakota said, raising a glass. "And my brother, who is their king.

Even a blind squirrel finds an acorn sometimes.

You need to learn to accept your flaws and forgive yourself.

It's okay to screw up. It's what we do afterward that defines us.