Nicholas Sparks, Dear John

"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."

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

"and all I could think was that I would like to spend every morning for the rest of my life waking up beside her"