Ten years ago today, women flocked to their local movie theaters to witness one of the best onscreen love stories to date (as well as to see Ryan Gosling half-naked, of course): the eternal love played out between Allie Hamilton and Noah Calhoun. First detailed in the Nicholas Sparks novel of the same name, the story left every woman teary-eyed and questioning her relationship status. To commemorate the 10th anniversary, we complied a list of The Notebook's most memorable and meaningful quotes:
1) "So it's not gonna be easy. It's going to be really hard; we're gonna have to work at this everyday, but I want to do that because I want you. I want all of you, forever, everyday. You and me... everyday."
2) "If you're a bird I'm a bird."
3) "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."
4) "He got the notion into his head that if he restored the old house where they had come that night, Allie would find a way to come back to him. Some called it a labor of love."
5) "I could be fun, if you want. I could be pensive, uh...smart, superstitious, brave? And I, uh, I can be light on my feet. I could be whatever you want. You just tell me what you want, and I'm gonna be that for you."
6) "I love you. I am who I am because of you. You are every reason, every hope, and every dream I've ever had, and no matter what happens to us in the future, everyday we are together is the greatest day of my life. I will always be yours. "
7) "She was my dream. She made me who I am, and holding her in my arms was more natural to me than my own heartbeat."
8) "Sometimes we need to be apart to understand just how much we truly love each other ."
9) "Every girl is beautiful. Sometimes it just takes the right guy to see it."
10) "I am 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 I've loved another with all my heart and soul, and to me, this has always been enough."
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