See how the skilful lover spreads his toils.

There are so many spiders, and their rituals, their mating rituals, their courtship ritual, can be very, very different.

— Isabella Rossellini

“Courtship is the time during which the girl decides whether or not she can do any better. Anonymous”

— Shmuley Boteach

“Courtship is an activity whereby one losses oneself … whilst trying to win someone’s love.”

— Mokokoma Mokhonoana

Love is a blazing, crackling, green-wood flame, as much smoke as flame; friendship, married friendship particularly, is a steady,intense, comfortable fire. Love, in courtship,…

— Samuel Richardson

So far, I haven't met anyone, and with an average fifteen-hour workday schedule, I hardly think it's probable... For the sake of my making…

— Raymond Burr

I didn't want to tell the story of what makes two people come together, although that's a theme of great power and universality. I…

— Diana Gabaldon

Women are angels, wooing: Things won are done; joy's soul lies in the doing: That she beloved knows naught, that knows not this-- Men…

— William Shakespeare

“The first six months are what I call the La La Land phase. This is what a lot of romantic novels, songs, and movies…

— Pamela Cummins

Ladies, A real man does more than loving and caring for you¦He loves Jesus more than you could do.

— Loveleah

Over the years of courtship and being together, we realized that there was no value left for anything. People just want to know what…

— Kareena Kapoor

“Courtship had a new rule book. Somewhere. She’d never read it and doubted anyone else in her generation had either.”

— Carrie Lomax

When you are courting a nice girl an hour seems like a second.

— Albert Einstein

The loss of courtship in modern days - like, people don't court anybody anymore. There's no beauty about it.

— Sofia Vassilieva

“Careful,” he said. “If you keep blushing like that I may do more than just draw you.”

— Nenia Campbell

The natural world is full of females falling hard for stupid male display behavior, including bright feathers, big antlers, and bombastic courtship rituals.

— Richard Conniff