Quotes from book

The Last Song

“you have to love something before you can hate it.”

“Sometimes you have to be apart from people you love, but that doesn't make you love them any less. Sometimes you love them more.”

“I call it God Light, because it reminds me of heaven. Every time the light shines through the window we built or any window at all, you'll know I'm right there with you, okay? That's going to be me. I'll be the light in the window.”

“Why did you say you believed me?"
In profile, he could see both the young woman she was becoming and the little girl he remembered.
"Because I trust you.”

“If he weren't so damn cute, none of this would have happened.”

“People didn't change. they liked what they liked even if they didn't understand why.”

“Just an ordinary in a world that loves the extra ordinary.”

“She was a stranger now, but she'd been a friend once, and that was enough for him.”

“He liked her; it was as simple as that.”

“Change not only was inevitable, but usually brought its own rewards.”

“Everyone always noticed Ashley. She was like a flashing neon sign for anyone with an ounce of testosterone.”

“If pinpointing God's presence were really that simple, then he supposed the beaches would be more crowded in the mornings. They would be filled with people on their own quests, instead of people jogging or walking their dogs or fishing in the surf.”

“When I was seventeen, I don't think I even knew what love was. But when it's right, it's right, and you just know it.”

“You need to learn patience, you grasshopper”

“She squinted up at him. "But I haven't always made good decisions."

Pastor Harris smiled. "All that shows is that you're human.”

“In the end, you should always do the right thing, even if it's hard. I know that might not help you and that the right thing isn't always so easy to figure out.”

“Truth only means something when it's hard to admit.”

“Emotions come and go and can't be controlled so there's no reason to worry about them. That in the end, people should be judged by their actions since in the end it was actions that defined everyone.”

“What happens in the past, is in the past. But don't be surprised if it comes back and haunts you.”