What mattered most was knowing that love was mine to give, without strings or expectations.

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I love you now for what we've already shared, and I love you now in anticipation of all that's to come.

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You're going to come across people in your life who will say all the right words at all the right times. But in the end, it's always their actions you should judge them by. It's actions, not words, that matter.

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Love hurts. There is nothing as painful as heartbreak. But in order to learn to love again you must learn to trust again.

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It happens to everyone as they grow up. You find out who you are and what you want, and then you realize that people you've known forever don't see things the way you do. So you keep the wonderful memories, but find yourself moving on.

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It’s never too late to do the right thing.

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I know that somehow, every step I took since the moment I could walk was a step towards finding you.

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The scariest thing about distance is that you don’t know whether they’ll miss you or forget you.

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Don't take my advice. Or anyone's advice. Trust yourself. For good or for bad, happy or unhappy, it's your life, and what you do with it has always been entirely up to you.

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Being around someone who accepts and supports you will remind you to accept and support yourself.

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