I don’t hate it here,” she said automatically. Surprising herself, she realized that as much as she’d been trying to convince herself otherwise, she was telling the truth. “It’s just that I don’t belong here.”He...

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.

Allie noticed it all, every sound, every thought. Her senses had come alive, invigorating her, and she felt her mind drifting through the last few weeks.

Writing the last page of the first draft is the most enjoyable moment in writing. It’s one of the most enjoyable moments in life, period.

Over time, quality work will lead to an audience for your work.

Love is like the wind, you can’t see it but you can feel it.

The scariest thing about distance is that you don’t know whether they’ll miss you or forget you.

I am lost without you. I am soulless, a drifter without a home, a solitary bird in a flight to nowhere. I am all these things, and I am nothing at all. This, my darling,...

Everyone wanted to believe that endless love was possible. She’d believed in it once too, back when she was eighteen. But she knew that love was messy, just like life. It took turns that people...

I have always been a firm believer in God and the power of prayer, though to be honest, my faith has made for alist of questions I definitely want answered after I’m gone.

Yet I have come to believe that while the past is unchangeable, our perceptions of is are malleable…

Dean: If there is a greater power, why is it he can’t get you a new sweater?Jamie: Because, he’s too busy looking for your brain.

Experience had taught me that even the most precious memories fade with the passage of time.

Even when we were standing in the church and I was getting ready to take my vows, I can remember wishing that you were standing there, instead of him. Because I not only still loved...

It all made perfect sense, and at the same time, nothing seemed to make sense at all.

I want all of you, forever everyday. You and me everyday.

You hope for the success, you dream about it, but you never expect it.

I read over a hundred books a year and have done so since I was fifteen years old, and every book I’ve read has taught me something.

I love you more than there are stars in the sky and fish in the sea.

No, it’s not that. It’s not what you’re thinking. I was serious when I said ‘all of it’. I can remember every moment we were together, and in eachof them there was something wonderful. I...

He leaned closer, their faces drawing near, and he could feel the heat of her breath mingling with his. He closed his eyes against the memory of a thousand other kisses and touched his lips...

She wondered when her daughter would realise that for the most part, people weren’t that different. Young and old, male or female, pretty much everyone she knew wanted the same things: The wanted to feel...

Every couple needs to argue now and then. Just to prove that the relationship is strong enough to survive. Long-term relationships, the ones that matter, are all about weathering the peaks and the valleys.

My daddy saidthat the first time you fall in love, it changes you forever and no matter how hard you try, the feeling just never goes away.

Y a pesar de que quizá alguien me llame loco o soñador, creo que en la vida todo es posible.

Yet losing him seemed unbearable. He was the one she loved, the one she would always love, and as he leaned in to kiss her, she gave herself over to him. While he held her...

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.

What’s the best thing about being in college? Good teachers. They inspire you, they entertain you, and you end up learning a ton even when you don’t know it.

It lasted maybe 10 seconds,

MESSAGE IN A BOTTLE had to be told in third person to be effective.

All characters come from people I know, but after the initial inspiration, I tend to modify the characters so they fit with the story.

Without you in my arms, I feel an emptiness in my soul. I find myself searching the crowds for your face – I know it’s an impossibility, but I cannot help myself.

But love, I’ve come to understand, is more than three words mumbled before bedtime. Love is sustained by action, a pattern of devotion in the things we do for each other every day.

It is life, I think, to watch the water. A man can learn so many things.

If you love Alex now, then love him forever. Make him laugh again, and cherish the time you spend together. Take walks and ride your bikes, curl up on the couch and watch movies beneath...

What are we after all our dreams, after all our memories?

There were moments when it honestly seemed as if the world were conspiring against her.

What it’s like to be a parent: It’s one of the hardest things you’ll ever do but in exchange it teaches you the meaning of unconditional love.

For it is one thing to declare one’s love for someone and quite another to accept that loving that person requires sacrificing one’s dreams.

Dreams are always crushing when they don’t come true. But it’s the simple dreams that are often the most painful because they seem so personal, so reasonable, so attainable. You’re always close enough to touch,...

The day my life changed forever…The day I first saw you.

I think that enduring, committed love between a married couple, along with raising children, is the most noble act anyone can aspire to. It is not written about very much.

Promoting a book is always the same-busy but fun. I like to meet people who enjoy my work.

So it’s not gonna be easy. It’s going to be really hard; we’re gonna have to work at this everyday, but I want to do that because I want you. I want all of you,...

This is not a goodbye, my darling, this is a thank you. Thank you for coming into my life and giving me joy, thank you for loving me and receiving my love in return. Thank...

When we first met, I didn’t want to get involved with anyone. I didn’t have the time or energy, and I wasn’t sure that I was ready for it. But you were so good to...

It hadn’t been so long ago, yet sometimes she felt that she’d been an altogether different person back then.

I mean talk. Never forget that God is your friend. And like all friends, He longs to hear what’s been happening in your life. Good or bad, whether it’s been full of sorrow or anger,...

That speaking the words, even if true, had little power to change the inevitable or even make him feel much better.

For desert, maybe we can split a couple of crumbs.