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"I could promise to hold you and to cherish you. I could promise to be there in sickness and in health. I could say 'till death do us part'. But i won't

Those vows are for optimistic couples. The ones full of hope. And I do not stand here optimistic or full of hope. I am not optimistic, I am not full of hope.

I am sure, I am steady and I know.

So this is, I'm sure.

You are my partner, my lover, my very best friend. My heart beats for you. I promise you this: I promise you to lay my heart in your hand.

I promise you ME."

- Preston Burke - Grey's Anatomy -