#romance

She had been forced into prudence in her youth, she learned romance as she grew older: the natural sequel of an unnatural beginning. ↗

— Jane Austen

#nature

I comfort myself with the reflection that your wife will possibly be able to curb your desire--I admit, a natural one for the most part--to exterminate your fellows. ↗

— Georgette Heyer

#nature

Although he assumed she’d naturally submit to him, he obviously believed she was still her own person. A strong person. ↗

— Cherise Sinclair

#erotic #erotic-romance #nature

I found something! Courage--just that; courage as a rule of life and something to cling to always. ↗

— F. Scott Fitzgerald

#courage-in-love #courageous #fitzgerald #gatsby #inspirational

Yes, I have a romantic nature; it is a character flaw which should be viewed with pity, not derision. ↗

— Andrew Levkoff

#romantic #nature

I'm falling in love with you." As the words left his mouth, his lips pressed to mine, giving me the most intense and explosive kiss I had ever had. With the coldness of his lips and the warmth of his tongue beneath mine I saw fireworks and felt them through every part of my body. ↗

— Magan Vernon

#kiss #romance #young-adult #dating

I’m always the one who doesn’t have a date, the one guys walk up to and say, “So, is your friend, you know, with someone?” and I may not be the only girl without someone, but it feels like it sometimes. A lot of the time. ↗

— Elizabeth Scott

#teenagers #young-adult #young-adult-romance #dating

Three things Marco taught me today race through my mind: boys will lie to your face just to have sex with you, don’t trust any boy who says I love you, and never date a boy who lives on the south side of Fairfield. ↗

— Simone Elkeles

#young-adult-fiction #young-adult-romance #dating

Payne sought clarification. “Vertical or horizontal?” “Horizontal, of course.” “Sorry but I can’t help you.” “Will you pipe down for a minute? Naturally she was dead since I work at a cemetery. Her face struck a chord though. So, I rummaged around in the old Rory memory bank, and Emily is what rings a bell. Didn’t we go to school with an Emily? Tenth or eleventh grade, if I recall it correctly. ↗

— Ed Lynskey

#crime-fiction #mystery #romance #suspense #thriller

He [Ranger] stopped in front of my parents' house, and we both looked to the door. My mother and my grandmother were standing there, watching us. "I'm not sure I feel comfortable about the way your grandma looks at me," Ranger said. [Stephanie] "She wants to see you naked." "I wish you hadn't told me that, babe." "Everyone I know wants to see you naked." "And you?" "Never crossed my mind." I held my breath when I said it, and I hoped God wouldn't stike me down dead for lying. ↗

— Janet Evanovich

#romance #parenting