“It's life, and it's messy, and it breaks down.”

“Laurel: I don't need a ring or a license, or a spetacular white dress. It's not marriage so much, or at all really, that matters. It's the promise. It's the knowing someone wants me to be part of his life. Someone loves me, that I'm the one for him. That's not just enough, it's everything.”

“You bring the color and the life. It's a lucky man who is offered that color and life, and a wise one who values it.”

“We're all victims of what life deals out. It's how we handle it that's important.”

“Some things in life are just out of our control. It's what we do about them that counts.”

“I don't kick a man when he's down, unless I'm the one who put him down in the first place. I don't put him down unless he deserves it. And I don't break my word if I give it. So I'll give you my word.”

“Love's scary, and sometimes it's transient. But it's worth the risks and the nerves. It's even worth the pain.”