Quotes About Romance

Well, my dear, said Mr. Bennet, when Elizabeth had read the note aloud, if your daughter should have a dangerous fit of illness—if she should die, it would be a comfort to know that it was all in pursuit of Mr. Bingley, and under your orders.

I am determined that nothing but the deepest love could ever induce me into matrimony. [Elizabeth]

Whom are you going to dance with?' asked Mr. Knightley. She hesitated a moment and then replied, 'With you, if you will ask me.' Will you?' said he, offering his hand. Indeed I will. You have shown that you can dance, and you know we are not really so much brother and sister as to make it at all improper.' Brother and sister! no, indeed.

I understand Crawford paid you a visit? Yes. And was he attentive? Yes, very. And has your heart changed towards him? Yes. Several times. I have - I find that I - I find that- Shh. Surely you and I are beyond speaking when words are clearly not enough.... I missed you. And I you.

A woman of seven and twenty, said Marianne, after pausing a moment, can never hope to feel or inspire affection again.

It has been coming on so gradually, that I hardly know when it began. But I believe I must date it from my first seeing his beautiful grounds at Pemberley.

He luchado en vano. Ya no puedo más. Soy incapaz de contener mis sentimientos. Permítame que le diga que la admiro y la amo apasionadamente.

A young woman in love always looks like Patience on a monument Smiling at Grief.

Were I to fall in love, indeed, it would be a different thing! but I have never been in love; it is not my way, or my nature; and I do not think I ever shall. And, without love, I am sure I should be a fool to change such a situation as mine.

I certainly will not persuade myself to feel more than I do. I am quite enough in love. I should be sorry to be more

We can all begin freely—a slight preference is natural enough; but there are very few of us who have heart enough to be really in love without encouragement.

Elizabeth Bennet: And that put paid to it. I wonder who first discovered the power of poetry in driving away love? Mr. Darcy: I thought that poetry was the food of love. Elizabeth Bennet: Of a fine stout love, it may. But if it is only a vague inclination I'm convinced one poor sonnet will kill it stone dead Mr. Darcy: So what do you recommend to encourage affection? Elizabeth Bennet: Dancing. Even if one's partner is barely tolerable.

Happiness in marriage is entirely a matter of chance.

Marry me. Marry me, my wonderful, darling friend.

To be sure you know no actual good of me, but nobody thinks of that when they fall in love.

Catherine [...] enjoyed her usual happiness with Henry Tilney, listening with sparkling eyes to everything he said; and, in finding him irresistible, becoming so herself.

The enthusiasm of a woman's love is even beyond the biographer's.

Will you tell me how long you have loved him? It has been coming on so gradually, that I hardly know when it began.

I think you are in very great danger of making him as much in love with you as ever.

I suppose there may be a hundred different ways of being in love.

He then departed, to make himself still more interesting, in the midst of an heavy rain.

There are few of us who are secure enough to be within love without proper encouragement - Charlotte Lucas

Love which did not build a foundation on good sense was doomed.

I have been meditating on the very great pleasure which a pair of fine eyes in the face of a pretty women can bestow.' Miss Bingley immediately fixated her eyes on his face, and desired he would tell her what lady had the credit of inspiring such reflections. Mr. Darcy replied: 'Miss Elizabeth Bennet.