“Theresa, I know there's a part of you that believes you can change someone, but the reality is that you can't. You can change yourself, and Garrett can change himself, but you can't do it for him.”

“I know I can't change the past, but I change the future. I can change, too. And I will.”

“Everyone has a past, but that's just it--it's in the past. You can learn from it, but you can't change it.”

“There's nothing you can tell me that will change how I feel about you. Nothing. Because that isn't you. It's never been you. You're the woman I've come to know. The woman I love.”

“I know it can't be the same between us, but that doesn't change the way I felt about you then.”

“The past is the past. You cannot change it, but you can learn from it.”

“If Mark’s words had once made him angry, Martha’s words left him stunned. He started to try to talk her out of it, but Martha gently cut him off. “Will you really miss me?” she said. “We hardly know each other anymore.” “I can change,” he said. Martha smiled. “I know you can. And you should. But you should do it because you want to, not because you think I want you to.”