Over the course of the average lifetime you meet a lot of people. Some of them stick with you through thick and thin. Some weave their way through your life and disappear forever. But once in a while someone comes along who earns a permanent place in your heart.
— The Wonder Years

Our story has 3 parts: a beginning; middle; and an end. And even though this is how most stories unfold, I still can’t believe ours didn’t go on forever.
— John Tyree, Dear John by Nicholas Sparks