"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 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 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."
"And when her lips met mine,
I knew that I could live to be a hundred and visit every country in the world,
but nothing would ever compare to that single moment
when I first kissed the girl of my dreams and
knew that my love would last forever."
[dear john (for those who aren't familiar-but i doubt there's one)
is a novel written by nicholas sparks]