ROMANCE QUOTES
quotations about romance
Mom, romance is dead. It was acquired in a hostile takeover by Hallmark and Disney, homogenized, and sold off piece by piece.
LISA SIMPSON
"Another Simpsons Clip Show", The Simpsons
The fun part of a TV romance is the wait, the chase, the time period when the two lovers want to be together but can't be.
ERIK KAIN
"'The Walking Dead' Returns This Weekend -- Here Are 8 Things It Needs To Do To Save Season 8", Forbes, October 21, 2017
A true man doesn't need to romance a different girl every night, a true man romances the same girl for the rest of her life.
ANONYMOUS
Romance is a state of mind. It is a way of looking at your partner, life and even the world in such a manner that allows you to savor whatever is good in your life.
TODD CREAGER
"What Is Romance?", The Good Men Project, October 2, 2017
Once in awhile, right in the middle of ordinary life, love gives us a fairy tale.
J. B. JEFFREY
Drip
Romance is the glamour which turns the dust of everyday life into a golden haze.
ELINOR GLYN
attributed, An Uncommon Scold
A woman with romance in her life lived as grandly as a queen, because her heart was treasured.
NORA ROBERTS
Bed of Roses
I remember romance
And laughing at the moon
Dancing at the rainbow's end
And losing her too soon
JOHN DENVER
"I Remember Romance"
The very essence of romance is uncertainty.
OSCAR WILDE
The Importance of Being Earnest
I can still hear the bells when I walk
But the movie has changed its key
I'm touched by your breath as I sleep
It is all a romance to me
EMPIRE OF THE SUN
"Romance to Me"
Give me romance, and I'll dispense
With the rodomontade of common sense.
THOMAS HAYNES BAYLY
Romance For Me
When love is not madness, it is not love.
PEDRO CALDERON DE LA BARCA
attributed, The Ultimate Book of Quotations
Summer romances end for all kinds of reasons. But when all is said and done, they have one thing in common: They are shooting stars--a spectacular moment of light in the heavens, a fleeting glimpse of eternity. And in a flash, they're gone.
NICHOLAS SPARKS
The Notebook
In the meanest hut is a romance, if you knew the hearts there.
VARNHAGEN VONH ENSE
attributed, Day's Collacon
I'm not sentimental--I'm as romantic as you are. The idea, you know, is that the sentimental person thinks things will last--the romantic person has a desperate confidence that they won't.
F. SCOTT FITZGERALD
This Side of Paradise
I am not a romantic. I am a domestic animal. I do not sigh and yearn for extravagant displays of passion, for the grand affair, the world well lost for love. I know all that, and know that it leaves you lonely. No, what I crave is the simplicity of routine. An evening walk, arm in arm, in fine weather. A game of cards. Time for idle talk. Preparing a meal together.
ANITA BROOKNER
Hotel du Lac
Twenty years of romance make a woman look like a ruin, but twenty years of marriage make her something like a public building.
OSCAR WILDE
A Woman of No Importance
She demanded the utmost respect
Everyday
You couldn't resist the chance to neglect
Lightning will strike
Floodgates will fail to hold
The obvious answer
Would prove to be painful
Romance is rubbish, i guess
SELDOM
"Romance"
Romance is an expression of love and is all about forming an emotional connection. But emotional connections don't just maintain themselves--you need to nurture them. That's it. That's the big secret to finding and keeping real romance alive in your partnership. It's not about being good looking or buying expensive gifts; it's about making the commitment to do the work to keep the emotional connection between you and your partner alive. Romance happens by making your relationship a priority.
JEFFREY BERNSTEIN & SUSAN MAGEE
Why Can't You Read My Mind?
I don't think I am a traditional romantic who thinks about candlelight dinners and wonders if my husband is going to bring me flowers, though I'm delighted if he does. I'm more practical-minded. I find it incredibly romantic that my husband does the dishes.
NORA ROBERTS
Time Magazine, November 29, 2007