--- title: "Meaning & Key Takeaway of: Black and white pictures, kisses, and…" description: "\"Black and white pictures, kisses, and cigarettes...romance is overrated.\" — Anonymous" image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/8e0/anonymous-1_anti-love_black-and-white-pictures-kisses-and-ciga_2303385.jpg" --- # Black and white pictures, kisses, and cigarettes...romance… ![“Black and white pictures, kisses, and cigarettes...romance is overrated.” quote by Anonymous](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/8e0/anonymous-1_anti-love_black-and-white-pictures-kisses-and-ciga_2303385.jpg) [Download](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/8e0/anonymous-1_anti-love_black-and-white-pictures-kisses-and-ciga_2303385.jpg) [Open image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/8e0/anonymous-1_anti-love_black-and-white-pictures-kisses-and-ciga_2303385.jpg) > “Black and white pictures, kisses, and cigarettes...romance is overrated.” [Anonymous](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anonymous/) ## About This Quote This interpretation was drafted with AI assistance. It is one reading of the quote, not the author's own explanation. The speaker dismisses romantic clichés as superficial and overvalued. **In simple terms:** Romance is seen as overrated. Key Takeaway Question the value of romance. Themes romance skepticism culture Mood cynical reflective Type observation opinion When to use this quote - dating apps - social media - personal relationships Key Concepts clichés media influence Questions to Reflect On - What makes romance meaningful? - Are clichés always negative? 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I hate love.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anonymous/have-you-ever-been-in-love-horrible-isn-t-it-it-makes-you-so-6/) [Anonymous](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anonymous/) > [Anti love because there are cooler ways to cry.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anonymous/anti-love-because-there-are-cooler-ways-to-cry/) [Anonymous](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anonymous/) > [I'm sick of the hookups, the setups, the screw-ups, the guys who only want one thing, guys who dont know what they want, and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anonymous/i-m-sick-of-the-hookups-the-setups-the-screw-ups-the-guys-who-only/) [Anonymous](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anonymous/) > [Always remember when a guy sweeps you off your feet, he's in the perfect position to drop you on your ass.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anonymous/always-remember-when-a-guy-sweeps-you-off-your-feet-he-s-in-the/) [Anonymous](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anonymous/) > [Love in action is a harsh and dreadful thing compared with love in dreams](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anonymous/love-in-action-is-a-harsh-and-dreadful-thing-compared-with-love-in/) [Anonymous](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anonymous/) > [I think I'm gonna be anti-love. Really, who needs it? Butterflies in stomachs and hearts skipping beats, that can't be safe.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anonymous/i-think-i-m-gonna-be-anti-love-really-who-needs-it-butterflies-in/) [Anonymous](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anonymous/) > [I give up on love. I always get my heart broken. It's not worth it anymore.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anonymous/i-give-up-on-love-i-always-get-my-heart-broken-it-s-not-worth-it/) [Anonymous](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anonymous/) ## More by Anonymous > [And a tear rolled down her cheek, as she said goodbye; because she's walking away, and she's never looking back](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anonymous/and-a-tear-rolled-down-her-cheek-as-she-said-goodbye-because-she-s/) [Anonymous](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anonymous/) > [Life is full of change. That's how we learn and grow.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anonymous/life-is-full-of-change-that-s-how-we-learn-and-grow/) [Anonymous](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anonymous/) > [You'll seldom experience regret for anything that you've done. It is what you haven't done that will torment you. The message, therefore, is clear.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anonymous/you-ll-seldom-experience-regret-for-anything-that-you-ve-done-it-is/) [Anonymous](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anonymous/) > [Scrabble - The game is available in Braille. That’s a nice fact. This makes me feel better about humanity for some reason. I can’t…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anonymous/scrabble-the-game-is-available-in-braille-that-s-a-nice-fact-this/) [Anonymous](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anonymous/) > [Everyone needs someone to love, and I choose you.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anonymous/everyone-needs-someone-to-love-and-i-choose-you/) [Anonymous](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anonymous/) > [“THIS tale of my sore-troubled life I write,    To thank the God of nature, who conveyed    My soul to me, and with such care…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anonymous/this-tale-of-my-sore-troubled-life-i-write-to-thank-the-god-of-nature/) [Anonymous](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anonymous/) > [Put on my J's and dance the whole night away Im naughty by nature like Im hip-hop hooray With my hands in the sky,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anonymous/put-on-my-j-s-and-dance-the-whole-night-away-im-naughty-by-nature/) [Anonymous](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anonymous/) > [Me.. I have been through a lot, but I still manage to have a smile on my face. Im not worried about the past…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anonymous/me-i-have-been-through-a-lot-but-i-still-manage-to-have-a-smile-on-my/) [Anonymous](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anonymous/) > [Distance is a test of love. many will fail for those who can't withstand it, but for those who can, theres only one answer…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anonymous/distance-is-a-test-of-love-many-will-fail-for-those-who-can-t/) [Anonymous](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anonymous/) > [Im sorry I ever tried...](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anonymous/im-sorry-i-ever-tried/) [Anonymous](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anonymous/) > [Being betrayed by the one you love is the worst feeling in the world...](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anonymous/being-betrayed-by-the-one-you-love-is-the-worst-feeling-in-the-world/) [Anonymous](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anonymous/) > [Let children support their parents or be imprisoned.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anonymous/let-children-support-their-parents-or-be-imprisoned/) [Anonymous](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anonymous/) > [The only person I've ever purposely caused pain here is myself...By simply sharing, caring too much.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anonymous/the-only-person-i-ve-ever-purposely-caused-pain-here-is-myself-by/) [Anonymous](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anonymous/) > [“Start a business, not a startup”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anonymous/start-a-business-not-a-startup/) [Anonymous](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anonymous/) > [The truth is, of course, that the curtness of the Ten Commandments is an evidence, not of the gloom and narrowness of a religion,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anonymous/the-truth-is-of-course-that-the-curtness-of-the-ten-commandments-is/) [Anonymous](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anonymous/) [Explore all 162,899 Anonymous quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anonymous/) ## More Anti love quotes > [A woman is faithful to her first lover for a long time - unless she happens to take a second.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/francois-de-la-rochefoucauld/a-woman-is-faithful-to-her-first-lover-for-a-long-time-unless-she/) [Francois de La Rochefoucauld](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/francois-de-la-rochefoucauld/) > [I give up on love. I always get my heart broken. It's not worth it anymore.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anonymous/i-give-up-on-love-i-always-get-my-heart-broken-it-s-not-worth-it/) [Anonymous](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anonymous/) > [If you don't want to fall apart, don't fall in love.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/nima-tharchen/if-you-don-t-want-to-fall-apart-don-t-fall-in-love/) Nima Tharchen > [“Love is just two people Plastering perfect masks On each others’ faces; And it only lasts Until the masks crack And the fantasy ends.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/justin-wetch/love-is-just-two-people-plastering-perfect-masks-on-each-others-faces/) [Justin Wetch](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/justin-wetch/) > [Love is only a attraction or affection. 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Ambition needs fight, ambition needs struggle, ambition needs you…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rajneesh/we-start-making-every-child-ambitious-and-ambition-means-you-cannot/) [Rajneesh](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rajneesh/) > [ When I wrote that \[Donald\] Trump piece, I had this uncomfortable experience of sensing a lot of things that were nascent, that I couldn't… ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/george-saunders/when-i-wrote-that-donald-trump-piece-i-had-this-uncomfortable/) [George Saunders](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/george-saunders/) > [I think I'll go anti-love, Really, I mean who needs it? butterflies in the tummy and heart skipping beats...that cant be safe](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ana/i-think-i-ll-go-anti-love-really-i-mean-who-needs-it-butterflies-in/) [Ana](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ana/) > [I don't feel anti-love. I feel suspicious of love, and I feel suspicious of what it means to be in love. And I also…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sara-quin/i-don-t-feel-anti-love-i-feel-suspicious-of-love-and-i-feel/) [Sara Quin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sara-quin/) > [I think I'm gonna be anti-love. Really, who needs it? Butterflies in stomachs and hearts skipping beats, that can't be safe.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anonymous/i-think-i-m-gonna-be-anti-love-really-who-needs-it-butterflies-in/) [Anonymous](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anonymous/) > [Love in action is a harsh and dreadful thing compared with love in dreams](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anonymous/love-in-action-is-a-harsh-and-dreadful-thing-compared-with-love-in/) [Anonymous](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anonymous/) > [“I’d once again see that bob of blonde hair back on my pillow, that pink hot smile beaming toward me as I heroically win…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tom-conrad/i-d-once-again-see-that-bob-of-blonde-hair-back-on-my-pillow-that/) [Tom Conrad](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tom-conrad/) > [I think I'll go anti-love. Really, who needs it? Butterflies in the tummy and hearts' skipping beats...that can't be safe](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ana-chable/i-think-i-ll-go-anti-love-really-who-needs-it-butterflies-in-the/) [Ana Chable](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ana-chable/) [Browse all 37 Anti love quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/anti-love/) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "Black and white pictures, kisses, and cigarettes...romance is overrated.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Anonymous" }, "isPartOf": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#website" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anonymous/black-and-white-pictures-kisses-and-cigarettes-romance-is-overrated/", "about": { "@type": "Thing", "name": "Anti love" }, "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anonymous/black-and-white-pictures-kisses-and-cigarettes-romance-is-overrated/#quotation", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/8e0/anonymous-1_anti-love_black-and-white-pictures-kisses-and-ciga_2303385.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/8e0/anonymous-1_anti-love_black-and-white-pictures-kisses-and-ciga_2303385.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/8e0/anonymous-1_anti-love_black-and-white-pictures-kisses-and-ciga_2303385.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“Black and white pictures, kisses, and cigarettes...romance is overrated.” — Anonymous", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } }, { "@type": "BreadcrumbList", "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "name": "Home", "item": "https://sms4smile.com/" }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 2, "name": "Quotes", "item": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/" }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 3, "name": "Anonymous", "item": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anonymous/" }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 4, "name": "Black and white pictures, kisses, and...", "item": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anonymous/black-and-white-pictures-kisses-and-cigarettes-romance-is-overrated/" } ], "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anonymous/black-and-white-pictures-kisses-and-cigarettes-romance-is-overrated/#breadcrumb" }, { "@type": "WebSite", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#website", "name": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/", "publisher": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } }, { "@type": "Organization", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization", "name": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/", "logo": { "@type": "ImageObject", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/themes/sq/assets/icons/icon-512.png", "width": 512, "height": 512 } } ] } ```