"Remember that time in the park? Everything felt so real.. but now I know that life is just an imagination, a pure imagination, and childhood dream shot to tears, due to the anxiety of tomorrow."

"It was real, wasn't it? You and me. Such a long time ago, we were just a couple of kids. But we really loved each other, didn't we?"

"Most of the time I have all these thoughts bouncin' around in my head. But with a brush in my hand, the world just gets kinda quiet."

"You gotta be kiddin' me. All this time, that's what I've been missin'? Let's do it again."

"They didn't agree on much. In fact, they rarely agreed on anything. They fought all the time, and they challenged each other every day. But despite their differences, they had one important thing in common. They were crazy about each other."

"It was an improbable romance. He was a country boy, she was from the city. She had the world at her feet while he didn't have two dimes to rub together."

"Southern Summers are indifferent to the trials of young love, armed with warnings and doubts. Noah and Allie gave a remarkably convincing portrayal of a boy and a girl traveling down a very long road with no regard for the consequences."

"Summer romances end for all kinds of reasons, but when all is said and done, they have one thing in common. They're shooting stars, a spectacular moment of light in the heavens, fleeting glimpse of eternity, and in a flash they're gone."

"Look guys, that's my sweetheart in there. I'm not leaving her, this is my home now. Your mother is my home.""

"I am no one special. Just a common man with common thoughts. And I've led a common life. There are no monuments dedicated to me and my name will soon be forgotten. But in one respect, I have succeeded as gloriously as anyone who's ever lived. I've loved another with all my heart and soul, and for me, that has always been enough."

"You're a terrible singer... but I like this song..."

"When I see something I like, I gotta have it... I love it. I go crazy for it."

"You know I want to give you all the things you want. But I can't. Because they're gone. They're broken."

"[His last letter to Allie] My Dearest Allie. I couldn't sleep last night because I know that it's over between us. I'm not bitter anymore, because I know that what we had was real. And if in some distant place in the future we see each other in our new lives, I'll smile at you with joy and remember how we spent a summer beneath the trees, learning from each other and growing in love. The best kind of love is the kind that awakens the soul and makes us reach for more, that plants a fire in our hearts and brings peace to our minds. And that's what you've given me. That's what I'd hoped to give to you forever. I love you. I'll be seeing you. Noah."

"If you're a bird, I'm a bird."

"[to Norman] Don't be such an old poop!"

"[to Bill] Would you like the room where I first violated her mother?"

"William Lanteau – Charlie Martin"

"Dabney Coleman – Bill Ray"

"Doug McKeon – Billy Ray"

"Jane Fonda – Chelsea Thayer Wayne"

"Henry Fonda – Norman Thayer Jr."

"Katharine Hepburn – Ethel Thayer"

"when life is at its finest...when love is at its fullest..."

"A TRIPLE ACADEMY AWARD-WINNER!"

"Chelsea, Norman is eighty years old. He has heart palpitations and trouble remembering things. Just when did you expect this friendship to begin?"

"You know, Norman, you really are the sweetest man in the world, but I'm the only one who knows it."

"Don't you think that everyone looks back on their childhood with a certain amount of bitterness and regret about something? You're a big girl now. Aren't you tired of it all? Bore, bore. It doesn't have to ruin your life, darling. Life marches by, Chels. I suggest you get on with it."

"That son of a bitch happens to be my husband."

"[to Ethel] Wanna dance or would you rather just suck face?"

"I know now that there is God... He is not in the holy spirit we pray to... He isn't written about in religious texts.... He is someone who is part of our lives... Whom we live for ... Because of whom we live..."

"[To Michelle] Your world is not black."

"Mr. Sahai. . . light up the darkness."