You can never read your own book with the innocent anticipation that comes with that first delicious page of a new book,… — Margaret Atwood Copy Share Image
The purpose of romantic relationships is to encourage you to grow spiritually. Romantic relationships can do this because they are interactions in… — Gary Zukav Copy Share Image
I'm very, very lucky in that I have a partner who is willing to do it with me in a really collaborative… — Gwyneth Paltrow Copy Share Image
I think its important to have closure in any relationship that ends from a romantic relationship to a friendship. You should always… — Jennifer Aniston Copy Share Image
There are a lot of explorations on TV of romantic relationships, and some are good and some are bad. I think there… — David Shore Copy Share Image
Blade Runner's just a noir at the end of the day. Rosemary's Baby is about the fear of having a child and… — James Ponsoldt Copy Share Image
It's time to hand back responsibility for being an adult to everyone in the situation. You're not helping anybody by staying in… — Sara Benincasa Copy Share Image
The more you want it [romantic relationship], the more you are looking for it, the more you repel it for whatever reason.… — Katherine Heigl Copy Share Image
Over the course of my life I've had more than my fair share of romantic relationships with wonderful women, many moved on… — Hugh Hefner Copy Share Image
When you have a lot of time, when you're not working a full-time job, you have a lot of time to question… — Gary Louris Copy Share Image
“Everyone always talks about the effort you have to put into a romantic relationship or a marriage, but why would a friendship… — Allison Raskin Copy Share Image
If you've ever been in a romantic relationship and you say or do something that hurts your partner and then your partner… — Janaka Stucky Copy Share Image
“I'm not talking about commitment to romantic relationships. I'm talking about commitment to things: houses, jobs, neighborhoods. Having a job that requires… — Mindy Kaling Copy Share Image
Guns aren't just a tool of last resort. They're awesome. That's why people stroke them. And name them, and take pictures with… — Bill Maher Copy Share Image
Whatever problems arise in a romantic relationship, its important to face them together as a couple. If an aspect of the relationship… — Anne Nwakama Copy Share Image
The purpose of romantic relationships is to encourage you to grow spiritually. — Gary Zukav Copy Share Image
Use romantic relationships to grow, not to lose yourself. Keep your priorities in order. — Tyra Banks Copy Share Image
You want a happy romantic relationship? Don’t ruin it by getting married. — Meg Cabot Copy Share Image
I think that there is always a part of utopia in any romantic relationship. — Pedro Almodovar Copy Share Image
“It’s pretty clear that they must have had some kind of romantic relationship, because it is impossible to hate a man that… — Ms. Dominique Suches-Koch Copy Share Image
A friendship with a woman is not a sin. (It's) a friendship. A romantic relationship with a woman who is not your… — Pope Francis Copy Share Image
I think that under ordinary circumstances (i.e., neither person is famous), it's already hard enough to make a long-term romantic relationship work,… — Christine Sneed Copy Share Image
Giving generously in romantic relationships, and in all other bonds, means recognizing when the other person needs our attention. Attention is an… — Bell Hooks Copy Share Image
“I think when men hear that women want a commitment, they think it means commitment to a romantic relationship, but that's not… — Mindy Kaling Copy Share Image
“The quality of our close relationships matters more than, say, whether we're in a committed a romantic relationship or have lots of… — Sam Owen Copy Share Image
Just because a romantic relationship ends doesn't mean that the other facets of your relationship have to end... or, indeed, doesn't mean… — Chris Martin Copy Share Image
The first love affair you must consummate is the love affair with yourself. Only then are you ready for a romantic relationship. — Nathaniel Branden Copy Share Image
But whenever I meet dynamic, nonretarded Americans, I notice that they all seem to share a single unifying characteristic: the inability to… — Chuck Klosterman Copy Share Image
There had been signs since my childhood, and you kind of just get to the point where you allow the whisper to… — Gabby Windey Copy Share Image
“I've been reading a book about romantic love. It's excellent. I have found a person that I definitely share core values with,… — Steven L. Sheppard Copy Share Image
“I understand that some people find God after misfortune, although this seems to me even more ridiculous than finding Him in good… — Andrew Davidson Copy Share Image
To return to love, to get the love we always wanted but never had, to have the love we want but are… — Bell Hooks Copy Share Image
“Though the reality of having a boyfriend gave Leona some validity as a woman in the sense it endorsed her ability to… — Jill Thrussell Copy Share Image
I think in telling a good story there has to be ups and downs with any character, and you can't just have… — Chris Sullivan Copy Share Image
As a young woman, I had been seeking experience, knowledge, truth, the stuff writers need in their work, but when the artist… — Taiye Selasi Copy Share Image
“In psychologist Robert Sternberg's triangular theory of love, he identifies three characteristics: passion, intimacy, and commitment. Passion is defined as physical attraction… — Susan Shapiro Barash Copy Share Image
It seemed like so much of romantic relationships today have to do when the people are not in the same room. Whether… — Ivan Reitman Copy Share Image
“Now she sat on a bench alongside Valerie West, the two of them pretending to be on their lunch. Val was a… — Marcus Sakey Copy Share Image
“Here’s the messed up thing: most of us take our ever-changing self and partner it to another ever-changing being, entering into an… — Lodro Rinzler Copy Share Image