Beat Quote by Leo Marx

“Romanticism is man's revolt against reason, as well as against the condition under which nature has compelled him to live.”

— Ludwig von Mises

Romanticism is the abuse of adjectives

— Alfred de Musset

“The romantic within us is a harbinger of our deepest desires.”

— Craig D. Lounsbrough

“1. Romantic: One who ruthlessly believes in love in its finest form and impresses those feelings onto his or her various relationships. May result…

— Leah Konen

“Romanticism is a grace, celestial or infernal, that bestows us eternal stigmata.”

— Charles Baudelaire

“Our culture pushes this idea that romantic love is somehow more significant than other forms of love.”

— Chester Brown

“Beneath every cynic there's a frustrated romantic.”

— Peter Bishop

Romanticism is a cultural tool of male power to keep women from knowing their conditions.

— Shulamith Firestone

“...young love with its refined romanticism gently caresses a heart, so as to not disturb the rhythm of its beat.”

— Felix Alexander

The romantics were reacting against a modern culture that divided individuals from themselves (through specialisation in the division of labor), from others (the competitive…

— Frederick C. Beiser

“The essence of romance is an extremely powerful life-giving sensual force for change. I view the romantic periods in our history as cycles of…

— Ayesha Ophelia

“Romantic love continues the status quo in which we both are victimized and victimize each other.”

— Dorothy Allison