"Summer romances end for all kinds of reasons. But when all is said and done, they have one thing in common: They are shooting stars, a spectacular moment of light in the heavens, a fleeting glimpse of eternity. And in a flash, they’re gone," says Noah.
"Oh how your fingers drowse me. Your breath falls around me like dew. Your pulse lulls the tympans of my ears. I feel a merge from head to foot, delicious enough," written in one of Noah's diary.
"You arrogant son of a bitch!""Would you just stay with me?"
"Stay with you? What for? Look at us, we’re already fighting."
"Well, that’s what we do. We fight. You tell me when I’m being an arrogant son of a bitch and I tell you when you’re being a pain in the ass, which you are 99% of the time. I’m not afraid to hurt your feelings. They have like a two seconds rebound rate and you’re back doing the next pain-in-the-ass thing."
"So what?"
"So it’s not gonna be easy. It’s gonna be really hard. And we’re gonna have to work at this everyday, but I wanna do that, because I want you. I want all of you, forever, you and me, every day. Will you do something for me? Please? Will you just picture your life for me? 30 years from now, 40 years from now, what’s it looks like? If it’s with that guy, go! Go! I lost you once. I think I could do it again, if I thought it’s want you really wanted. But don’t you take the easy way out."
"What easy way? There’s no easy way, no matter what I do, somebody gets hurt."
"Would you stop thinking about what everyone wants? Stop thinking about what I want, what he wants, what your parents what. What do you want? What do you want?"
"It’s not that simple."
"What do you what?"
"It’s not –"
"God damn it, what do you want?"
Jee, Noah is so sweet.
She had come back to his life like a sudden flame, blazing and streaming into his heart. Noah stayed up all night contemplating the agony he knew would be his, if he were to lose her twice.
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 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 the summer beneath the trees, learning from each other and growing in love. The best 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 hope to give to you forever. I love you. I’ll be seeing you, Noah. I broke down so hard at this part.
Vivian Chong, lend me The Notebook!
