As mentioned in pervious blog posts, I (Shannon) am a huge fan of romance books or books that contain romance in them. I love seeing two characters fall in love. I love experiencing those new found feelings of love that come about as a new relationship kindles and I love how each individual character expresses their love in a unique way. Below are just some of my favorite quotes center around love.
"As he read, I fell in love the way you fall asleep: slowly, and then all at once."
―John Green, The Fault in Our Stars
"Did you know... you make me so happy that sometimes I actually forget to breathe? I'll be looking at you, and my chest will get so tight... and it's like, the only thought in my head is how much I want to reach over and kiss you.”
―Alexandra Bracken, The Darkest Minds
"There is never a time or a place for true love. It happens accidentally, in a heartbeat, in a single flashing, throbbing moment."
―Sarah Dessen, The Truth About Forever
“I’ve always seen you, angel. From the moment you found me, I’ve seen nothing but you.”
―Sylvia Day, Bared to You
“Love, after all, always said more about those who felt it than it did about the ones they loved.”
―Nicholas Sparks,The Best of Me
“No measure of time with you will be long enough, but we'll start with forever.”
―Stephenie Meyer, Breaking Dawn
“Love, as we have already discussed, is a powerful, wonderful, ridiculous thing, capable of moving mountains. And spools of thread.”
―Kate DiCamillo, Tale of Despereaux
“He is my soul mate, my fresh air, the reason I look forward to getting up every morning.”
―Tabitha Suzuma, Forbidden
"We accept the love we think we deserve"
― Stephen Chbosky, The Perks of Being a Wallflower
“I thought, this is the most incredible thing I have ever seen, and I had better keep it a safe distance away from me. I thought, if someone like that ever loved me, it would set me on fire. And then I was a careless fool, and I fell in love with you anyway. When you rang me at truly shocking hours of the night, I loved you. When you kissed me in disgusting public toilets and pouted in hotel bars and made me happy in ways in which it had never even occurred to me that a mangled-up, locked-up person like me could be happy, I loved you. And then, inexplicably, you had the absolute audacity to love me back. Can you believe it?
Sometimes, even now, I still can’t.”
―Casey McQuiston, Red, White & Royal Blue
"Love, it never dies. It never goes away, it never fades, so long as you hang on to it. Love can make you immortal."
―Gayle Forman, If I Stay
“Then I realize what it is. It's him. Something about him makes me feel like I am about to fall. Or turn to liquid. Or burst into flames.”
―Veronica Roth, Divergent
“You are, and always have been, my dream.”
―Nicholas Sparks, The Notebook
Please share in the comments some of your favorite quotes centered around love!
Wow! That’s beautiful! I’ve never read Pride and Prejudice. Guess I need to now. -Shannon
“In vain have I struggled. It will not do. My feelings will not be repressed. You must allow me to tell you how ardently I admire and love you.” ~Mr. Darcy in Pride and Prejudice.
Perhaps I'm biased because it's my favorite book, but that confession is the only one I can quote word-for-word from memory.