“Love is the easiest thing there is. It's the layers of doubt, fear, and expectation that make it complicated.”

“The biggest mistake any of us can make is thinking that love is a feeling, an emotion. It's not that at all. It's an action.”

“Some feelings are stronger than fear: love, longing, desire.”

“Sometimes it's more generous to take than give,he said."How?" Caroline asked."To let the other person give you what he has to offer. If you're always the one giving, you never have to feel disappointed, because you don't expect anything in return. But it's miserly in its own way. Because you never leave yourself open or give the other person a chance.”

“Sometimes waiting is the hardest thing of all.”

“You fall in love with the girl next doorbut married her sister.”

“He wouldn't try to make her feel better about something if it meant telling her a lie.”