“My instincts are telling me to run. But I can't decide if I should run away from you, or into your arms.” — Remy Landon Copy Share Image
Deference often shrinks and withers as much upon the approach of intimacy as the sensitive plant does upon the touch of one's… — William Shenstone Copy Share Image
I've always read suspense, so raising the stakes to life and death situations in my romance plots seemed natural. — JoAnn Ross Copy Share Image
Ah... romance to me is spontaneity. It's not diamond earrings; it's a bunch of daffodils that's freshly picked from the field. — Kate Winslet Copy Share Image
“Sneezeweed, Drew?" He grinned. "Jealous?" "Surprised." "Remind me, and I'll have a talk with Gerald. Give him a few tips." "Promise?" "Absolutely.” — Deeanne Gist Copy Share Image
A book is not an example of 'women's writing' simply because it is written by a woman. Writing may become 'women's writing'… — Rachel Cusk Copy Share Image
“I first saw you as you crossed the street. It was then that my heart began a brand new beat. As I… — Carl Busby Sr Copy Share Image
It's very hard for adults to maintain respect and romance so that a love affair can be sustained over years. — Maya Angelou Copy Share Image
I don't really get the same kinda romance that I would get from, like, jazz. And even to a lesser extent to… — Lupe Fiasco Copy Share Image
I love the romance of the '40s. It was the perfect time to live. Technology wasn't so advanced that it made life… — Bethany Joy Lenz Copy Share Image
“I don’t want you.” He moved so quickly she barely had time to gasp before he lifted her off her feet, fused… — C.L. Wilson Copy Share Image
“My throat raw with emotion, I said, “I thought love was supposed to be weak knees and butterflies in your stomach and… — J.T. Geissinger Copy Share Image
“She believed being so free with her sexuality was empowering, but I wouldn't say taking home a douchebag who would laugh about… — Teresa Lo Copy Share Image
“After a youth and manhood passed half in unutterable misery and half in dreary solitude, I have for the first time found… — Charlotte Brontë Copy Share Image
“When she opened her door, Levi was sitting in the hallway, his legs bent in front of him, hunched forward on his… — Rainbow Rowell Copy Share Image
“This is a kiss worthy of a blood-soaked battlefield, a kiss born out of tragedy and misery and death and loss. A… — Summer Lane Copy Share Image
He did not care if she was heartless, vicious and vulgar, stupid and grasping, he loved her. He would rather have misery… — W. Somerset Maugham Copy Share Image
“I knew it all along," he murmured in my ear. "What did you know?" His cool breath blew in my ear as… — Kellie M. Thacker Copy Share Image
At the heart of every successful romance novel lies the evolution of its characters. Through love, heroes and heroines grow not only… — Sarah MacLean Copy Share Image
I've done archery for about six weeks, and rock climbing, tree climbing - and combat, running and vaulting. But also yoga and… — Jennifer Lawrence Copy Share Image
“There is intimacy in pain. Anyone who has comforted a sufferer knows it—the helpless tenderness, the embrace and murmur and slow rocking… — Laini Taylor Copy Share Image
“Linda Heavner Gerald received a silver medal for Fiction from FAPA (Florida Authors and Publishers Association)” — Linda Heavner Gerald Copy Share Image
“I'm just playing it safe. I'm staying as far away from the edge as possible, so I don't go plummeting off with… — Tracy Lane Copy Share Image
“I kissed her. There is excitement in a new kiss, but there is a quality of memory and intimacy in kissing someone… — Robert B. Parker Copy Share Image
“Lily had no real intimacy with nature but she had a passion for the appropriate and could be keenly sensitive to a… — Edith Wharton Copy Share Image
“Although they probably know that some children were used and some children are used as miners, most adults are ignorant of the… — Mokokoma Mokhonoana Copy Share Image
“I need a favour.’ I raise my eyebrows at him in disbelief. What makes him think I’m about to do him a… — Sarah Alderson Copy Share Image
There's a tendency to dismiss anything having to do with love and intimacy in medicine because it's hard to measure. — Dean Ornish Copy Share Image
“Her mouth set. "I've already lost one man I loved tonight. I will not lose the other." She glared at him. "And… — Patrick W. Carr Copy Share Image
“A man shouldn’t assume his wife was happy just because she didn’t complain all the time. She had complained this morning. He’d… — Starla Kaye Copy Share Image
“I wanted to be his life preserver, the thing that would keep him afloat. Instead, he became my anchor. And I’m tired… — Amanda Grace Copy Share Image
Over time the energy generated in romance and lovemaking provides the vitality that inspires each partner for enthusiastic creative expression in life. — John Friend Copy Share Image
“Damn, I would give anything to see that man naked," Charlotte whispered. "How could you only say he was 'all right'?” — Michelle M. Pillow Copy Share Image
“If Scotsmen don't wear anything under their kilts and they ride a horse, do you think they chafe their manbits?” — Michelle M. Pillow Copy Share Image
“I just don't want to have more people to lose. It sounds mental, but I'd rather be alone than be devastated when… — H.M. Ward Copy Share Image
“Please. Put the gun down and we'll talk. A beautiful woman holding a small cannon plays hell with my concentration. Christovao (Chris)… — Sharon K. Garner Copy Share Image
“Trust is the bedrock of intimacy; it is the ability to rely on someone because you believe that he or she has… — Chana Levitan Copy Share Image
“The town looks like it belongs on a Christmas card or in a snow globe. It’s so Christmassy, even Santa set up… — Debbie Mason Copy Share Image
“Suddenly I’m no longer aware of the people around us, just the feel and the warmth and the scent of Daniel, and… — Lisa Daily Copy Share Image
I love my eyes when U look into them, I love my name when U say it, I love my heart when… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
