Me Before You is a must-see movie this summer, based on the book of the same title by Jojo Moyes. And while it may seem like nothing more than a cheesy romance, it has far more behind it than just that. It nails many life lessons, and frankly, just gets everything right.

1. Music is powerful:

“I hadn’t realized that music could unlock things in you, could transport you to somewhere even the composer hadn’t predicted. It left an imprint in the air around you, as if you carried its remnants with you when you went.”

2. Self-discovery is fundamental:

“You cut yourself off from all sorts of experiences because you tell yourself you are ‘not that sort of person.’”
“But, I’m not.”
“How do you know? You’ve done nothing, been nowhere. How do you have the faintest idea what kind of person you are?”

3. Living can be so simple:

4. Especially if you find that special person:

“I let him know a hurt had been mended in a way that he couldn’t have known, and for that alone there would always be a piece of me indebted to him.”

5. Life can be scary and can have change, but this can be good:

“The thing about being catapulted into a whole new life--or at least, shoved up so hard against someone else's life that you might as well have your face pressed against their window--is that it forces you to rethink your idea of who you are. Or how you might seem to other people.”

6. Confidence is key:

“... if you're going to wear a dress like that you need to wear it with confidence. You need to fill it out mentally as well as physically.”

7. People will not always be kind:

“I told him I loved him,” she said, her voice dropping to a whisper. “And he just said it wasn’t enough.” Her eyes were wide and bleak. “How am I supposed to live with that?”

8. There will be ups and downs:

“No journey out of grief was straightforward. There would be good days and bad days.”

9. But just be patient:

“...I told him a story of two people. Two people who shouldn't have met, and who didn't like each other much when they did, but who found they were the only two people in the world who could possibly have understood each other.”

10. You will find a true connection:

“I thought, briefly, that I would never feel as intensely connected to the world, to another human being, as I did at that moment.”

11. And it will sometimes be hard:

“I realized I was afraid of living without him. How is it you have the right to destroy my life, I wanted to demand of him, but I’m not allowed a say in yours? But I had promised.”

12: It’ll totally be worth it:

“All I can say is that you make me... you make me into someone I couldn't even imagine. You make me happy, even when you're awful. I would rather be with you - even the you that you seem to think is diminished - than with anyone else in the world.”

13: It’s okay to make mistakes:

“Some mistakes... Just have greater consequences than others. But you don't have to let the result of one mistake be the thing that defines you. You, Clark, have the choice not to let that happen.”

14: Just live with no regrets:

“I will never, ever regret the things I've done. Because most days, all you have are places in your memory that you can go to.”

15: Live to the fullest: