<P> `` 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 . '' </P>
<P> `` 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 . '' </P>
who said love means never having to say you 're sorry
who said love means never having to say you 're sorry
Ali MacGraw Ryan O'Neal
Ali MacGraw Ryan O'Neal