Quotes on Romantic Love

I had always been taught that the pursuit of happiness was my natural (even national) birthright. It is the emotional trademark of my culture to seek happiness. Not just any kind of happiness, either, but profound happiness, even soaring happiness. And what could possibly bring a person more soaring happiness than romantic love.

Passions are liken'd best to floods and streams:_x000D_ _x000D_ The shallow murmur, but the deep are dumb;_x000D_ _x000D_ So, when affection yields discourse, it seems_x000D_ _x000D_ The bottom is but shallow whence they come._x000D_ _x000D_ They that are rich in words, in words discover

Falling in love is not an extension of one's limits or boundaries; it is a partial and temporary collapse of them.

Love is, above all, the gift of oneself.

Now, dearest comrade, lift me to your face,_x000D_ _x000D_ We must separate awhileHere! take from my lips this kiss._x000D_ _x000D_ Whoever you are, I give it especially to you;_x000D_ _x000D_ So long!And I hope we shall meet again.

Now a soft kiss - Aye, by that kiss, I vow an endless bliss.

Romantic love, in pornography as in life, is the mythic celebration of female negation. For a woman, love is defined as her willingness to submit to her own annihilation.... The proof of love is that she is willing to be destroyed by the one whom she loves, for his sake. For the woman, love is always self-sacrifice, the sacrifice of identity, will, and bodily integrity, in order to fulfill and redeem the masculinity of her lover.

O love, O fire! once he drew With one long kiss my whole soul through My lips, as sunlight drinketh dew.

I loved her against reason, against promise, against peace, against hope, against happiness, against all discouragement that could be.

First time he kissed me, he but only kissed The fingers of this hand wherewith I write; And, ever since, it grew more clean and white.

True love stories never have endings.

What lies behind you and what lies in front of you, pales in comparison to what lies inside of you.

Whatever our souls are made of, his and mine are the same.

We waste time looking for the perfect lover, instead of creating the perfect love.

Since love grows within you, so beauty grows. For love is the beauty of the soul.

Conductors' careers are made for the most part with 'Romantic' music. 'Classic' music eliminates the conductor; we do not remember him in it.

Kisses are a better fate than wisdom.

A bell's not a bell 'til you ring it, A song's not a song 'til you sing it, Love in your heart wasn't put there to stay, Love isn't love 'til you give it away!

The Very first moment I beheld him, my heart was irrevocably gone.

Lots of people want to ride with you in the limo, but what you want is someone who will take the bus with you when the limo breaks down.

In your light I learn how to love. In your beauty, how to make poems. You dance inside my chest where no-one sees you, but sometimes I do, and that sight becomes this art.