“It's like when you take a trip with someone you don't know very well. Sometimes, you can get very close very quickly,… — Gabrielle Zevin Copy Share Image
It is wrong to think that love comes from long companionship and persevering courtship. Love is the offspring of spiritual affinity and… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
“He kissed her slowly, deeply, seized by a slew of contrasting emotions. It was wrong to kiss her, he registered faintly in… — Katie Lynn Johnson Copy Share Image
“I’d decided last night, and strengthened my resolve this morning, to have eyes for no man but Jesus. If intimacy was really… — Amy Rachel Peterson Copy Share Image
“Sleep: the moon still hasn't moved the width of a constellation since you were a girl. Since you have become a woman,… — Alexander Lernet-Holenia Copy Share Image
“I do not want to date you." He groaned. "Liv. You've got to be kidding me. I picked up my whole life,… — Marie Force Copy Share Image
Romance only dies with life. No pair of pincers will ever pull it out of us. But there is a spurious sentiment… — E. M. Forster Copy Share Image
“Her gaze locked with his and she felt her heart quicken. Slowly, he bent his head until his lips were only a… — B.J. Daniels Copy Share Image
“In the case of Michel Angelo we have an artist who with brush and chisel portrayed literally thousands of human forms; but… — Edward Carpenter Copy Share Image
“And He was the one who invented marriage so that the blazing fire of romantic love could become something even more beautiful… — Joshua Harris Copy Share Image
“Bitter disappointment pushed tears from her eyes. "Now what's wrong? I said you could wear it." She drew in a shaky breath.… — Deeanne Gist Copy Share Image
When I was young, I couldn't imagine women of 60 falling in love. For one thing, people used to stay married; they… — Deborah Moggach Copy Share Image
“I loved being near you. Even though I felt that bubble you had around you, even though I never quite knew what… — Jacqueline Simon Gunn Copy Share Image
“Why can she not influence him more, when she is privileged to draw so near to him?” I asked myself. “Surely she… — Charlotte Bronte Copy Share Image
“The fish is that perfect, amazing guy it can never work out with—you know, a bird and a fish may fall in… — Lisa Daily Copy Share Image
I came from a generation where women were almost deified, and like Groucho Marx's line, "I wouldn't want to be a member… — John Waters Copy Share Image
“He tastes of white wine and apple pie and Christian. I run my fingers through his hair, holding him to me while… — E.L. James Copy Share Image
Valentine cards and birthday wishes? Please...be on another level of planning, of understanding The bond between man and woman and child. The… — Method Man Copy Share Image
“I don't like writing romance in my books because that's the turning point of 90% of YA sci-fi/fantasy books and, quite frankly,… — Kaya Carvajal Copy Share Image
“That will suffice," Jackaby grumbled loudly from behind me. "Yes, yes. You are young and your love is a hot biscuit and… — William Ritter Copy Share Image
I've always seen My Chemical Romance as the band that would have represented who me and my friends were in high school,… — Gerard Way Copy Share Image
I think male authors who want to try to tackle these issues of representation of women can generally do a better job… — Ken Liu Copy Share Image
The origins of modern marital instability lie largely in the triumph of what many people believe to be marriage's traditional role -… — Stephanie Coontz Copy Share Image
“He tucks his hands on the back of my head and rests his mouth on my forehead. I close my eyes. “I… — Kristin Halbrook Copy Share Image
“The woman turned to me with a pleasant smile on her face. It didn't waiver or look forced, and her expression didn't… — Pepper Pace Copy Share Image
“I swear, if you touch me, I’ll go Lorena Bobbitt on you.” Lorena Bobbitt? Why does that sound—oh my God, the lady… — Molly McAdams Copy Share Image
“Then she smiled. But there was something different about this one. Like she’d decided something, and it had to do with him.… — Willa Blair Copy Share Image
“Michael was a complete contradiction. One minute he was tying one of my friend’s up with duct tape and threatening to kill… — K.S. Ruff Copy Share Image
“Oh heaven and hell, stop with the tears. Given the day Sarah had just had, the tears were logical. But watching her… — Mina Khan Copy Share Image
“If you want to know the truth,” he says, leaning forward like he’s getting ready to tell a really good story, “it… — Lauren Barnholdt Copy Share Image
“Those who find themselves in the "You are going to miss my loving" section Without LOVE are the ones who abused their… — Ellen J. Barrier Copy Share Image
“The last time I'd felt right was when I was with Vivian. I had to go back. All the way back, before… — C.D. Reiss Copy Share Image
An agent friend of mine who will remain nameless said you can't make a romance about homeless people; nobody wants to see… — Paul Bettany Copy Share Image
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“My speckled beauty,” Ariadne whispers in Iona’s ear, “You cannot know how you have captivated me. I dreamed of you, wished for… — Luna Oblonsky Copy Share Image
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“[God] seems so much 'for us' these days. I have not lost one nameable thing by putting her and our whole affair… — Elisabeth Elliot Copy Share Image
“(Vaughn said)"I'm serious. There was a speech and everything. She told me that I run around with my 'obviously healthy ego' and… — Julie James Copy Share Image
“In a society where physicality takes preference over the content of the psyche, relationships can only be pleasurable for merely a few… — Abhijit Naskar Copy Share Image
“Gram, you should have been a romance writer." Creighton wasn't her soul mate. The man was probably just lonely, living in such… — Vonnie Davis Copy Share Image
![“[God] seems so much 'for us' these days. I have not lost one nameable thing by putting her and our whole affair in the simplest way possible into His hands. There has been no careful planning, no worrying over details in the matter. I have simply recognized love in me, declared it to her, and to…” quote by Elisabeth Elliot](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/9c6/elisabeth-elliot-1209_christian_god-seems-so-much-for-us-these-days-i-ha_3023004.jpg)
