#romance

No. Ye loved him. I canna hold it against either of you that ye mourn him. And it gives me some comfort to know ..." He hesitated, and I reached up to smooth the rumpled hair off his face. "To know what?" "That should the need come, you might mourn for me that way," he said softly. ↗

— Diana Gabaldon

#romance #sad #love

Romance only comes into existence where love is fatal, frowned upon and doomed by life itself. ↗

— Denis de Rougemont

#love #romance #society #love

Shanna - Madam Beauchamp. You have provided the brightest moment in my day." As she stared, his lips moved further in soundless vow. "I love you. ↗

— Kathleen Woodiwiss

#ruark-beauchamp #shanna #love

I love you, Clary," he said without looking at her. He was staring out into the church, at the row of lighted candles, their fold reflected in his eyes. "More than I ever--" He broke off. "God. More than I probably should. You know that, don't you? ↗

— Cassandra Clare

#clary #fray #jace #love #romance

I thought I had everything until I found you. ↗

— Turcois Ominek

#life #life-lessons #love #lovers #romance

Later, when they would spend straight hours conversing in the dark, Jane would realize that Henry kissed the way he talked- his entire attention taut, focused, intensely hers. ↗

— Shannon Hale

#love

Passion is not only a strong desire to love, but also a strong desire to kill. ↗

— Claire Amber

#love

I’d lick you numb, Mariah. You have no idea the things I’m capable of. ↗

— Pella Grace

#romance #love

He leaned over my back, his lips warm against my ear. "You may be a princess, but you belong to me. ↗

— Delilah S. Dawson

#romance #love

Dear Judy Blume, why didn’t you write a book about how to survive talking to your centuries-old, super-duper experienced, smoking-hot soul mate about sex for the first time ever? That book would have been extremely helpful in preparing me for this incredibly awkward situation. ↗

— Karen Amanda Hooper

#intimacy #judy-blume #kindrily #love #love-story