- Steve Miller: [in letter to Ronnie] Love is fragile. And we're not always its best caretakers. We just muddle through and do the best we can. And hope this fragile thing survives against all odds.
- Jonah Miller: Mom says its because she has PMS.
- Steve Miller: Do you even know what PMS is, Jonah ?
- Jonah Miller: Of course I do dad, I'm not a little kid anymore. It's the Pissed At Men Syndrome.
- Steve Miller: Sometimes you have to be apart from the people you love, but that doesn't make you love them any less. Sometimes it makes you love them more.
- Veronica 'Ronnie' Miller: Why did you want me to see this?
- Will Blakelee: Because I thought you would like her as much as I do, scars and all.
- Kim: We're not perfect. Any of us. We make mistakes, we screw up but then we forgive and move forward.
- Steve Miller: Ronnie...
- Veronica 'Ronnie' Miller: You lied to me dad.
- Steve Miller: I didn't lie.
- Veronica 'Ronnie' Miller: Yes you did. You said you were fine. You're not fine! That was a lie!
- Steve Miller: I hoped. I didn't lie it's not the same thing.
- Steve Miller: It's alright to be angry.
- Veronica 'Ronnie' Miller: Good!
- [pause]
- Veronica 'Ronnie' Miller: Is this why you brought me here this summer?
- [pause]
- Veronica 'Ronnie' Miller: Is it? So you wouldn't have to be alone while-.
- [Crying]
- Veronica 'Ronnie' Miller: Why didn't you tell us?
- Steve Miller: It's not what I wanted this time to be about.
- Veronica 'Ronnie' Miller: Well it is. It is now, daddy...
- Steve Miller: It's not. This is just another... another part of our terrific summer. Not one of the better parts I admit.
- Veronica 'Ronnie' Miller: [Crying] I love you.
- Steve Miller: Sweetie, I love you too.
- Veronica 'Ronnie' Miller: [She lays down with him in his hospital bed, crying] I love you, daddy.
- Will Blakelee: Evening!
- [he puts his chair on the sand. Then takes out a lantern]
- Veronica 'Ronnie' Miller: Are ya movin' in?
- Will Blakelee: Hey, if I wanna get some sleep, I'm gonna need something to scare off the racoons. They don't like bright lights or music.
- [pulls out a radio and turns it on]
- Veronica 'Ronnie' Miller: You're planning to sleep here?
- Will Blakelee: Well, the truth is, the town sorta got together and we decided we just couldn't take another one of your bad hair days.
- Veronica 'Ronnie' Miller: [she hits him with her book repeatedly] What's the matter with you?
- Jonah Miller: [from the porch] This doesn't look good. You're not okay with this, are you?
- Steve Miller: [shakes his head 'no']
- Jonah Miller: Then we better maintain visual contact.
- Steve Miller: [nods his head 'yes']
- Jonah Miller: Dad says lunch is ready.
- Veronica 'Ronnie' Miller: I can't eat right now.I gotta find something to wear to the wedding.
- Jonah Miller: What happened to the money dad gave you.
- Veronica 'Ronnie' Miller: If you tell him I kill you. Okay?
- Jonah Miller: [rolls his eyes]
- Veronica 'Ronnie' Miller: I was on my way to bye the dress. And I gave the money away.
- Jonah Miller: What?
- Veronica 'Ronnie' Miller: Shh! Don't worry about it.
- Jonah Miller: Wow. You may be older. By I'm so much smarter than you.
- Veronica 'Ronnie' Miller: Will, I did not come here for some stupid summer romance with some stupid local boy that has done this with a thousand other girls.
- Will Blakelee: What?
- Veronica 'Ronnie' Miller: Ashley told me about all the girls you been with. So, I don't want to be just the next girl in your little parade of girls, Will. Going on the same dates, doing the exact same thing. I think that's why it would just be better if we end it.
- [starts to walk away]
- Will Blakelee: End it? End what? Ronnie, yes. I've went out with other girls before you. But that's the point, it was before I met you. How could you be mad about that?
- Veronica 'Ronnie' Miller: [turns to look at him] Will, don't you dare make this about me. You and I both know this is not my fault...
- [Will kisses her]
- Will Blakelee: You're not like the other girls.