Nicholas Sparks, Dear John

"I'd learned that some things are best kept secret."

"It's possible to go on, no matter how impossible it seems, and that in time, the grief . . . lessens. It may not go away completely, but after a while it's not so overwhelming."

"We’d met at a carefree time, a moment full of promise, in its place now were the harsh lessons of the real world."

"In our time together, you claimed a special place in my heart, one I'll carry with me forever and that no one can ever replace."

"You're a hero and a gentleman, you're kind and honest, but more than that, you're the first man I ever truly loved. And no matter what the future brings, you always will be, and I know that my life is better for it."

"I finally understood what true love meant...love meant that you care for another person's happiness more than your own, no matter how painful the choices you face might be."

"She leaned into me, and when I closed my eyes, I knew I wanted nothing more than to hold her this way forever."

"Our story has three parts: a beginning, a middle, and an end. And although this is the way all stories unfold, I still can't believe that ours didn't go on forever."

"When I look in the mirror, I know I’m looking at someone who isn’t sure she deserves to be loved at all."

"The saddest people I've ever met in life are the ones who don't care deeply about anything at all. Passion and satisfaction go hand in hand, and without them, any happiness is only temporary, because there's nothing to make it last."

"I fell in love with her when we were together, then fell deeper in love with her in the years we were apart."

"The saddest people I've ever met in life are the ones who don't care deeply about anything at all. Passion and satisfaction go hand in hand, and without them, any happiness is only temporary, because there's nothing to make it last."

"الحب يعني أن تهتم بسعادة شخص آخر أكثر من اهتمامك بسعادتك أنت ، بغض النظر عن مدى الألم الذي سيسببه لك قرارك"

"When you're struggling with something, look at all the people around you and realize that every single person you see is struggling with something, and to them, it's just as hard as what you're going through."

"I love you, not just for now, but for always, and I dream of the day that you’ll take me in your arms again."

"We’d met at a carefree time, a moment full of promise, in its place now were the harsh lessons of the real world."

"I'd learned that some things are best kept secret."

"Believe me, I'm no romantic, and while I've heard all about love at first sight, I've never believed in it, and I still don't. But even so, there was something there, something recognizably real, and I couldn't look away."

"You're a hero and a gentleman, you're kind and honest, but more than that, you're the first man I ever truly loved. And no matter what the future brings, you always will be, and I know that my life is better for it."

"Being in love, I find myself smiling for no reason at all..."