Quotes from book

The Longest Ride

“and then you stopped. And looked at me. And I knew then exactly what was going to happen. You kissed me, yes. But it was not just goodnight. Even then, I could feel the promise in it. The promise that you would kiss me just like that, forever.”

“What I do know is that when I was sitting with you that night, I felt like God was telling me that I was doing the right thing.”

“People plan, God laughs.”

“If it makes you feel better, I promise to forget.”

“And in your smile, I will live forever”

“Yet experience has taught me that fate is sometimes cruel and that even a boatload of hope is sometimes not enough.”

“His voice, even now, follows me everywhere on this longest of rides, this thing called life.”

“I'm going to miss you while you're gone.”

“If there is a heaven, we will find each other again, for there is no heaven without you.”

“Trust people, until they give you a reason not to. And then never turn your back”

“You don't know how strong something is until you actually test it.”

“It's strange, I think, the way our lives turn out. Moments of circumstance, when later combined with conscious decisions and actions and a boatload of hope, can eventually forge a future that seems predestined.”

“Remember me with joy, for this is how I always thought of you. That is what I want, more than anything. I want you to smile when you think of me. And in your smile, I will live forever”

“How about we just see where life takes us for awhile?”

“With you, my life felt indeed like a fantastic adventure - despite our ordinary circumstances, your love imbued everything we did with secret riches.”

“It's easy to joke when you don't care any more. I'm not saying it didn't hurt me, because it did.”

“I think that the point is that people rarely understand that nothing is ever exactly what you think it will be.”

“That's the difference between family and friends. Family is always there, no matter what, even when it's not right next door. Which means that you'll find a way to keep the connection alive. Especially since you realize how important it is.”

“Do not worry about tomorrow until you have to.”