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Romantic lovers require from each other at least the facade of reason: We desire to be what romantic love makes us appear in the other's eyes. We want to imagine we are deserving of the love we inspire.

Quote by Maggie Gallagher about eyes, love, reason

Romanceis when common sense flies out of the window.

Romanceis when common sense flies out of the window.

Quote by Edward A. Murphy about love, common sense, sense

Romance Since I have been waiting here I've been counting: Ten thousand shooting starsLost their light And four fireflies. Why do not you come?

Quote by Mihai Ursachi about love, celebrity, stars, light

Am I a romantic? I've seen Wuthering Heights ten times....

Am I a romantic? I've seen Wuthering Heights ten times. I'm a romantic.

Quote by Johnny Depp

Union was for the Romanians opportunity showing to the...

Union was for the Romanians opportunity showing to the entire world how lonely they are!

Quote by Costel Zăgan about union, romanians, chance, world

Column of Infinite, sculptured by Constantin Brancusi-is...

Column of Infinite, sculptured by Constantin Brancusi-is a romanian pillar for support the sky.

Quote by Vasile Ghica about art, sky, infinite

Passion is universal humanity. Without it religion, ...

Passion is universal humanity. Without it religion, history, romance and art would be useless.

Quote by Honoré de Balzac about pasion, humanity, religion, history, art, magic

Jealousy in romance is like salt in food. A little can enhance the savor, but too much can spoil the pleasure and, under certain circumstances, can be life-threatening.

Quote by Maya Angelou about feelings, jealousy, circumstances, food, pleasure, life

We must not, however, be like the leaders of the great romantic revolt who, in their eagerness to get rid of the husk of convention, disregarded also the humane aspiration.

Quote by Irving Babbitt about aspiration

I love romance. I'm a sucker for it. I love it so much....

I love romance. I'm a sucker for it. I love it so much. It's pathetic.

Quote by Drew Barrymore about love

These songs were written in a better place and time. They seem like they were written in this place of romantic innocence. They're songs that have already outlived most of their composers.

Quote by Michael Bolton about time

The best scientist is open to experience and begins with...

The best scientist is open to experience and begins with romance - the idea that anything is possible.

Quote by Ray Bradbury about experience, idea

Bookstores see a book by a woman and they put it in the...

Bookstores see a book by a woman and they put it in the romance section. I write mainstream fiction about women.

Quote by Barbara Taylor Bradford about fiction, woman

Wave after wave of love flooded the stage and washed over...

Wave after wave of love flooded the stage and washed over me, the beginning of the one great durable romance of my life.

Quote by Bette Davis about beginning, love, life

What I did initially was, on the whole, literary and...

What I did initially was, on the whole, literary and romantic.

Quote by Julie Christie about literary critic

That's what I like about film-it can be bizarre, classic, ...

That's what I like about film-it can be bizarre, classic, normal, romantic. Cinema is to me the most versatile thing.

Quote by Catherine Deneuve about film, things

American culture is torn between our long romance with...

American culture is torn between our long romance with violence and our terror of the devastation wrought by war and crime and environmental havoc.

Quote by Katherine Dunn about fear, violence, culture, crime, criminals, americans, war

It is a crime to put a Roman citizen in chains, it is an enormity to flog one, sheer murder to slay one: what, then, shall I say of crucifixion? It is impossible to find the word for such an abomination.

Quote by Marcus Tullius Cicero about impossible, word, crime, criminals

People sometimes have quite a romantic vision of His...

People sometimes have quite a romantic vision of His Holiness.

Quote by Richard Gere about nation, vision, people

Tantra has become less romantic to me. It seems more...

Tantra has become less romantic to me. It seems more familiar.

Quote by Richard Gere

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