"I don't want sunbursts and marble halls. I just want
you."
~
Anne of the Island
by
Lucy Maud Montgomery
That which is loved may pass, but love hath no end.
~
Parables Of A Province
by
Gilbert Parker
I loved her against reason, against promise, against peace, against hope, against happiness, against all discouragement that could be.
~
Great Expectations
by
Charles Dickens
There are very few of us who have heart enough to be really in love without encouragement.
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Pride and Prejudice
by
Jane Austen
"Next to being married, a girl likes to be crossed a little in love now and then. It is something to think of, and it gives her a sort of distinction among her companions."
~
Pride and Prejudice
by
Jane Austen
To be fond of dancing was a certain step towards falling in love.
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Pride and Prejudice
by
Jane Austen
"When one is in love, one always begins by deceiving one's self, and one always ends by deceiving others. That is what the world calls a romance."
~
The Picture of Dorian Gray
by
Oscar Wilde
To love oneself is the beginning of a lifelong romance.
~
An Ideal Husband
by
Oscar Wilde
Love is a smoke rais'd with the fume of sighs;
Being purg'd, a fire sparkling in lovers' eyes;
Being vex'd, a sea nourish'd with lovers' tears:
What is it else? a madness most discreet,
A choking gall, and a preserving sweet.
~
Romeo and Juliet
by
William Shakespeare
"Under love's heavy burden do I sink."
~
Romeo and Juliet
by
William Shakespeare