"I'm not sure anyone's life turns out exactly the way they imagine. All we can do is to try to make the best… — Nicholas Sparks

Katie eventually realizes that she must choose between a life of transient safety and one of riskier rewards...and that in the darkest hour, love is the only true safe haven.

"Maybe I don't want to be defined by what I do. Maybe I'd like to be defined by what I am."

"Love doesn't mean anything if you're not willing to make a commitment, and you have to think not only about what you want, but about what he wants. Not just now, but in the future."