romance Quotes

“What you have told me is quite a romance, a romance of art one might call it, and the worst of having a romance of any kind is that it leaves one so unromantic.”

― Oscar Wilde, The Picture of Dorian Gray

topic:art romance

“They were within twenty yards of each other, and so abrupt was his appearance, that it was impossible to avoid his sight. Their eyes instantly met, and the cheeks of both were overspread with the deepest blush. He absolutely started, and for a...”

― Jane Austen, Pride and Prejudice

topic:romance sight

“People go on quarrelling and fancying this and that, and thinking that the world is full of romance and poetry. When they get married they know better.”

― Anthony Trollope, Phineas Redux

topic:marriage romance poetry

“All romances end at marriage.”

― Thomas Hardy, Far from the Madding Crowd

topic:marriage romance

“A woman should be able to kiss a man beautifully and romantically without any desire to be either his wife or his mistress.”

― F. Scott Fitzgerald, The Beautiful and Damned

topic:desire romance

“Boys and girls in America have such a sad time together; sophistication demands that they submit to sex immediately without proper preliminary talk. Not courting talk—real straight talk about souls, for life is holy and every moment is precious.”

― Jack Kerouac, On the Road

topic:talking romance

“The very essence of romance is uncertainty.”

― Oscar Wilde, The Importance of Being Earnest

topic:love romance

“Patience is always rewarded and romance is just around the corner.”

― Ayn Rand, The Fountainhead

topic:romance patience

“Romance takes place in the middle distance. Romance is looking in at yourself, through a window clouded with dew. Romance means leaving things out: where life grunts and snuffles, romance only sighs.”

― Margaret Atwood, The Blind Assassin

topic:self romance

“The course of true love never did run smooth.”

― William Shakespeare, A Midsummer Night's Dream

topic:love romance

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