"Love means never having to say you 're sorry '' is a catchphrase based on a line from the Erich Segal novel Love Story and was popularized by its 1970 film adaptation starring Ali MacGraw and Ryan O'Neal. The line is spoken twice in the film: once in the middle of the film, by Jennifer Cavalleri (MacGraw 's character), when Oliver Barrett (O'Neal) apologizes to her for his anger; and as the last line of the film, by Oliver, when his father says "I 'm sorry '' after learning of Jennifer 's death. In the script the line is phrased slightly differently: "Love means not ever having to say you 're sorry. ''
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