--- title: "6 Romeo Quotes By Anne Fortier" description: "6 Romeo quotes by Anne Fortier. Plus more from Anne Fortier and more Romeo sayings from other authors." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/58c/anne-fortier-7042_letter_giulietta-pressed-the-letter-against-her_857725.png" --- > [“Giulietta pressed the letter against her heart. "I know what you are thinking. You wish to protect me...And you think Romeo will…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anne-fortier/giulietta-pressed-the-letter-against-her-heart-i-know-what-you-are/) [Anne Fortier](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anne-fortier/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/58c/anne-fortier-7042_letter_giulietta-pressed-the-letter-against-her_857725.png) > [“It is a great honor to meet you, young man. Now, here is someone very special that I want you to meet.”…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anne-fortier/it-is-a-great-honor-to-meet-you-young-man-now-here-is-someone-very/) [Anne Fortier](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anne-fortier/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d91/anne-fortier-7042_romeo_it-is-a-great-honor-to-meet-you-young-ma_1761543.jpg) > [Romeo was cute …” “Cute?” Alessandro rolled his eyes. “What kind of man is cute?” “… and an excellent dancer …” “Romeo…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anne-fortier/romeo-was-cute-cute-alessandro-rolled-his-eyes-what-kind-of-man-is/) [Anne Fortier](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anne-fortier/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f20/anne-fortier-7042_cute_romeo-was-cute-cute-alessandro-rolled-hi_1823001.jpg) > [I am sorry I didn’t tell you the truth before. I was hoping I wouldn’t have to. You kept asking about Romeo…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anne-fortier/i-am-sorry-i-didn-t-tell-you-the-truth-before-i-was-hoping-i-wouldn-t/) [Anne Fortier](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anne-fortier/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/885/anne-fortier-7042_am-sorry_i-am-sorry-i-didn-t-tell-you-the-truth-b_2013442.png) > [as a bird swoops down on it's prey, and assumes this land bound wretch into heaven, so did romeo steal her lips…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anne-fortier/as-a-bird-swoops-down-on-it-s-prey-and-assumes-this-land-bound-wretch/) [Anne Fortier](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anne-fortier/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/6c1/anne-fortier-7042_arms_as-a-bird-swoops-down-on-it-s-prey-and-a_2472990.jpg) > [I was in Siena and decided I wanted to write a story set there. Then I discovered that the original story of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anne-fortier/i-was-in-siena-and-decided-i-wanted-to-write-a-story-set-there-then-i/) [Anne Fortier](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anne-fortier/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e99/anne-fortier-7042_decided_i-was-in-siena-and-decided-i-wanted-to-w_2986200.png) ## Other authors on Romeo ## More by Anne Fortier > [“Shush!” said Ambrogio to the dog, “I advise you to hide, in case it is the horned one trying to get in. I know…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anne-fortier/shush-said-ambrogio-to-the-dog-i-advise-you-to-hide-in-case-it-is-the/) [Anne Fortier](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anne-fortier/) > [Think about it. He drinks poison. What kind of man drinks poison? She is the one who stabs herself with his dagger. The manly…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anne-fortier/think-about-it-he-drinks-poison-what-kind-of-man-drinks-poison-she-is/) [Anne Fortier](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anne-fortier/) > [I’ll be back tomorrow,” he said, “at nine o’clock. Don’t open your door to anyone else.” “Not even my balcony door?” “Especially not your…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anne-fortier/i-ll-be-back-tomorrow-he-said-at-nine-o-clock-don-t-open-your-door-to/) [Anne Fortier](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anne-fortier/) > [...it is fifty percent what they see, and fifty percent what they think they see.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anne-fortier/it-is-fifty-percent-what-they-see-and-fifty-percent-what-they-think/) [Anne Fortier](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anne-fortier/) > [In many ways, a degree in the history of ideas is the ideal training for an aspiring writer.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anne-fortier/in-many-ways-a-degree-in-the-history-of-ideas-is-the-ideal-training/) [Anne Fortier](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anne-fortier/) > [Verona is a very beautiful city, but Siena just never ceases to fascinate me.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anne-fortier/verona-is-a-very-beautiful-city-but-siena-just-never-ceases-to/) [Anne Fortier](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anne-fortier/) > [I think Shakespeare is everybody's treasure.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anne-fortier/i-think-shakespeare-is-everybody-s-treasure/) [Anne Fortier](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anne-fortier/) > [“Juliet by Ann Fortier. The Maestro (Chapter5) ... the slight nausea he was feeling must be somewhat near what God was feeling every minute…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anne-fortier/juliet-by-ann-fortier-the-maestro-chapter5-the-slight-nausea-he-was/) [Anne Fortier](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anne-fortier/) > [Janice used to say that instinct was reason in a hurry; I was not so sure about the reason part.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anne-fortier/janice-used-to-say-that-instinct-was-reason-in-a-hurry-i-was-not-so/) [Anne Fortier](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anne-fortier/) > [Only weak men want women to be weak.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anne-fortier/only-weak-men-want-women-to-be-weak/) [Anne Fortier](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anne-fortier/) > [“There are some things," he said softly, "that a princess has to do alone.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anne-fortier/there-are-some-things-he-said-softly-that-a-princess-has-to-do-alone/) [Anne Fortier](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anne-fortier/) > [“Happiness is the worst threat to my business. Dreams are what it's all about. Frustrations. Fantasies that never come true.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anne-fortier/happiness-is-the-worst-threat-to-my-business-dreams-are-what-it-s-all/) [Anne Fortier](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anne-fortier/) > [We are all cups, and our destiny is poured according to measures we cannot understand, cannot influence.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anne-fortier/we-are-all-cups-and-our-destiny-is-poured-according-to-measures-we/) [Anne Fortier](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anne-fortier/) > [“The Salimbeni genes,” I observed, rolling my eyes, “are yet again rearing their ugly head. Let me guess, if we were married, you would…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anne-fortier/the-salimbeni-genes-i-observed-rolling-my-eyes-are-yet-again-rearing/) [Anne Fortier](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anne-fortier/) > [While at Oxford in 1999, I met Jonathan Fortier, who is a Montreal-born Canadian. Despite the challenges of a transatlantic relationship, we remained keen…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anne-fortier/while-at-oxford-in-1999-i-met-jonathan-fortier-who-is-a-montreal-born/) [Anne Fortier](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anne-fortier/) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/romeo/anne-fortier/#itemlist", "name": "6 Romeo Quotes By Anne Fortier", "numberOfItems": 6, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "“Giulietta pressed the letter against her heart. \"I know what you are thinking. You wish to protect me...And you think Romeo will cause me pain. Great love, you believe, carries the seeds of great sorrow. 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