“ Nobody notices when we leave. I mean, the moment when we really choose to go. At best you might feel, a whisper or the wave of a whisper, undulating down. My name is Salmon, like the fish. First name: Susie. I was 14 years old, when I was murdered on December 6th 1973. I was here for a moment, and then I was gone. I wish you all, a long, and happy life.
— Susie Salmon (The Lovely Bones)
“ No relationship is perfect, ever. There are always some ways you have to bend, to compromise, to give something up in order to gain something greater… The love we have for each other is bigger than these small differences. And that’s the key. It’s like a big pie chart, and the love in a relationship has to be the biggest piece. Love can make up for a lot.
— Sarah Dessen (This Lullaby)
“ What she had realised was that love was that moment when your heart was about to burst.
— Stieg Larsson (The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo)
“ A mathematical formula for happiness: Reality divided by Expectations.
There were two ways to be happy: improve your reality or lower your expectations.
— Jodi Picoult (Nineteen Minutes)
“ 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.
— Nicholas Sparks (Dear John)
