“If you live to be 100, I hope I live to be 100 minus 1 day, so I never have to live without you.”
How often have wistful lovers not whispered this line in each others ears to the point where it became a cliche. Its adorned cards, little gift trinklets, mugs at Archies. Still, when you look at it in an unpartisan way, its a beautiful line, little denying that.
A A Milne can be attributed with creating one of the most celebrated character of his time, one that still finds resonance with children and adults alike. The characters of Winnie,Christopher Robin, the bear, piglet, owl are all pregnant with vitality, character, depth, veracity and honesty. It is story telling at its amazing best. Few know however that Milne was a thorough bred romantic, a little like his mentor, the famous H G Wells, but yet distinctly different. Of his writings and what he'd write, he once said, "The only excuse which I have yet discovered for writing anything is that I want to write it; and I should be as proud to be delivered of a Telephone Directory con amore as I should be ashamed to create a Blank Verse Tragedy at the bidding of others." This is a very profound statement, almost in line with the revered Aristotle's line of thought, "If I had to write for a particular time I'd rather break my pen and throw it out of the window". Writing stubbornly by will, this eternal romantic has given us what are arguably some of the sweetest lines that I can think of, slow, soft, almost like caresses:
These are particularly my favorites:

“If ever there is tomorrow when we're not together.. there is something you must always remember. you are braver than you believe, stronger than you seem, and smarter than you think. but the most important thing is, even if we're apart.. i'll always be with you.”

“It is more fun to talk with someone who doesn't use long, difficult words but rather short, easy words like "What about lunch?"”

“Rivers know this: there is no hurry. We shall get there some day.”

"When you wake up in the morning, Pooh," said Piglet at last, "what's the first thing you say to yourself?"
"What's for breakfast?" said Pooh. "What do you say, Piglet?"
"I say, I wonder what's going to happen exciting today?" said Piglet.
Pooh nodded thoughtfully.
"It's the same thing," he said.

The best of course is this one, which is the closest to my heart..
“Promise me you'll never forget me because if I thought you would I'd never leave.”
Here's a tribute to Milne and the kind of writing that endeared his world to us, they honestly dont make like 'em anymore..