Once upon a time

I always thought that if two people were supposed to be together, they'd find a way.

Because not having someone? Well, that's the worst curse imaginable.

— Trust me. I know love, and... You're in it.
— Ah. What's it like?
— It's the most wonderful and amazing thing in the world. Love is hope. It fuels our dreams. And if you're in it, you need to enjoy it. Because love doesn't always last forever.
— But if love's so great, then why do I feel so bad right now?
— You need to be with the person you love.

Good always loses, because good has to play fair. Evil doesn't. She's evil.

It's hard enough to live in a land where you don't belong, but knowing it, holding conflicting realities in your head will drive you mad.

— What's going on is I still have feelings for you.
— What?
— Why do you think I go to Granny's every morning at 7:15? It's to see you. And I don't know why. Because it just makes me miserable, because every time I see you, it just reminds me that you chose Kathryn instead of me. And that's why I didn't want you to come to the woods with me. Because being around you is too... It's too painful.
— You think this is funny?
— No! No, it's just... The reason I go to Granny's every morning at 7:15 is to see you.

Remembering is the worst curse...

I gave the book to him because I wanted Henry to have the most important thing anyone can have. Hope. Believing in even the possibility of a happy ending is a very powerful thing.

Rumplestiltskin... this thing we have, it's... it's never been easy. I've... I've lost you so many times. I've lost you to... to darkness, to weakness, and... and finally, to death. But now I realize... I realize that I have not spent my life losing you. I've spent my life finding you.

There's always people in this world who want you to give up. Don't make their jobs any easier.

Be careful. Emotional entanglements can lead us down very dangerous paths.

Love. It's like a delicate flame. And once it's gone, it's gone forever.