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1 " I never should have left you. I’ll never stop loving you, even if you hate me for walking away. "
― Tara Sivec , The Story of Us
2 " I’d rather be a complete mess with you than spend another day shattered all over the floor alone. "
3 " All my shrinks have told me I need to find a hobby. Something to focus on other than the torture and the pain, something to keep me grounded to the here and now and not stuck in the past, reliving every moment of hell. It’s probably not healthy that I’ve decided finding Shelby and convincing her to love me again is the perfect hobby for me, but that’s too damn bad.I’m broken and scarred and half the man I used to be, but if she’ll let me explain, I hope to God she can put me back together again. "
4 " I’ve waited long enough. Shelby is the main reason I’m still here, alive and kicking, and it’s time she knows that. It’s time for me to take back what was always meant to be mine. "
5 " I can’t leave you alone and I can’t move on because you’re everything to me. You always have been and you always will be, and I know damn well you feel the same, even if you want to stand here, look me right in the fucking eyes, and lie to me.”…“I don’t give a shit if you’re with someone else, he’ll never love you the way I do. He’ll never fight for you the way I do and he’ll never fucking see you the way I do! "
6 " You saved me, Shelby,” I whisper, pressing my forehead against hers. “For five years, you saved me, and you didn’t even know it. Now it’s my turn to save you. "
7 " I love you … Only you. Always you. "
8 " I don’t believe this,” she mutters. “Are you seriously Notebook-ing me right now? You are UNBELIEVABLE! "
9 " Life’s too short to fight a war you can’t win, son, no matter how wrong it is or how angry you are. Pick one you can win. She’s one you can win if you do it right, and nothing else will matter after that. "
10 " I give him the middle finger and turn on the radio. Raising the volume, I roll down the windows and take a deep breath of warm Southern air, knowing exactly what I need to do to get Shelby to smile again. "
11 " Your laughter filled the room and it was the best fucking sound I’d ever heard in my life. I take back what I said before I told you this story. I actually did fall in love with you that day…the first time I heard you laugh. "
12 " Come home and finally do something about those wishes. You can’t save me, but you can come home and save our girl. "
13 " You didn’t move on, you fucking gave up! "
14 " I don’t need you to save me, I just need you to stay with me! "