After winning her back by telling a small lie, he shrugged and said, 'all is fair in love and war'.

He joked that his old dog had a face that only a mother could love, but everyone adored him.

At the family reunion, a few guests snickered at the faces that only a mother could love, but she laughed off the remarks and hugged each child tenderly.

After the makeover, the actor joked that he still had a face only a mother could love.

The casting director grimaced at the pile of headshots, muttering that they were mostly faces only a mother could love.

Every time the train whistle blows, I have to love you and leave you, but my heart stays behind.

When they faced long-distance challenges, he kept reminding her that the course of true love never did run smooth, and that patience and trust would help them survive it.