12 quotes
While she was exceptional, I was average, a man whose major accomplishment in life was to love her without reservation, and that would never change.
The Longest Ride (2013)
His voice, even now, follows me everywhere on this longest of rides, this thing called life.
The Longest Ride (2013)
"You are a smart man, Ira, but sometimes I think you do not understand women very well."
The Longest Ride (2013)
"'If there is a heaven, we will find each other again, for there is no heaven without you.'"
The Longest Ride (2013)
A truth emerges in any long marriage, and the truth is this: Our spouses sometimes know us better than we even know ourselves.
The Longest Ride (2013)
"It was the way you looked at me while I looked at the art that changed me. It is you, in other words, who changed."
The Longest Ride (2013)
I sometimes think to myself that I’m the last of my kind.
The Longest Ride (2013)
"As your father used to say, we shared the longest ride together, this thing called life, and mine has been filled with joy because of you."
The Longest Ride (2013)
"My plea to you is this: despite your sadness, do not forget how happy you have made me; do not forget that I loved a man who loved me in return, and this was the greatest gift I could ever hope to receive."
The Longest Ride (2013)
I had never dreamed of being a soldier; I had never fired a gun. I was not, nor ever had been, a fighter of any sort, but even so, I loved my country, and I spent much of that year trying to imagine a future distorted by war.
The Longest Ride (2013)
My marriage brought great happiness into my life, but lately there's been nothing but sadness. I understand that love and tragedy go hand in hand, for there can't be one without the other, but nonetheless I find myself wondering whether the tradeoff is fair. A man should die as he had lived, I think; in his final moments, he should be surrounded and comforted by those he's always loved.
The Longest Ride (2013)
"I wish I had the talent to paint the way I feel about you, for my words always feel inadequate. I imagine using red for your passion and pale blue for your kindness; forest green to reflect the depth of your empathy and bright yellow for your unflagging optimism. And still I wonder: can even an artist's palette capture the full range of what you mean to me?"
The Longest Ride (2013)