Quotes and anectdotes from the wise to the foolish, and the courageous to the drunk

romantic

The curse of the romantic is a greed for dreams, an intensity of expectation that, in the end, diminishes the reality. 5 thoughts from Marya Mannes

I had no romantic interest in Gable. I considered him an older man. 12 views from Gene Tierney

Romance is mush, stifling those who strive. 2 other thoughts from Billy Strayhorn

Tradition wears a snowy beard, romance is always young. 7 other wisdom & wit from John Greenleaf Whittier

There are certain romances that belong in certain cities, in a certain atmosphere, in a certain time. 17 more quotes from Sammy Davis, Jr.

Morning without you is a dwindled dawn. 26 quotes from Emily Dickinson

It is the addition of strangeness to beauty that constitutes the romantic character in art. 2 wisdom & wit from Walter Hagen

Classic art was the art of necessity: modern romantic art bears the stamp of caprice and chance. 7 quotes from Max Eastman

The telephone, which interrupts the most serious conversations and cuts short the most weighty observations, has a romance of its own. 30 other quotes from Virginia Woolf

Satan, really, is the romantic youth of Jesus re-appearing for a moment. 11 quotes from James Joyce

Well, we all start thinking we're going to be Romantic rock stars, but then reality hits and you realize no one reads you but other poets. 4 other quotes from George Murray

The romantic embrace can only be compared with music and with prayer. 16 quotes from Havelock Ellis

Romance is everything. 31 sayings from Gertrude Stein

I was married when I was 17. I knew nothing. I was full of romance. 7 wisdom & wit from Gloria Swanson

A tramp, a gentleman, a poet, a dreamer, a lonely fellow, always hopeful of romance and adventure. 11 other views from Charlie Chaplin

Good night, good night! Parting is such sweet sorrow, that I shall say good night till it be morrow. 81 other quotes from William Shakespeare

Wave after wave of love flooded the stage and washed over me, the beginning of the one great durable romance of my life. 21 other sayings from Bette Davis

Wine comes in at the mouth And love comes in at the eye That's all we shall know for truth Before we grow old and die. 28 more wisdom & wit from William Butler Yeats

The whole romantic part of my life was a wipeout. I didn't even own a belt. 8 other thoughts from Paul Lynde

Conductors' careers are made for the most part with 'Romantic' music. 'Classic' music eliminates the conductor we do not remember him in it. 5 more views from Igor Stravinsky

The more we are filled with thoughts of lust the less we find true romantic love. 16 other sayings from Douglas Horton

We owe to the Middle Ages the two worst inventions of humanity - romantic love and gunpowder. 14 views from Andre Maurois

You begin saving the world by saving one man at a time all else is grandiose romanticism or politics. 5 other quotes from Charles Bukowski

The writing career is not a romantic one. The writer's life may be colorful, but his work itself is rather drab. 2 quotes from Mary Roberts Rinehart

I'm a romantic a sentimental person thinks things will last, a romantic person hopes against hope that they won't. 14 other views from F. Scott Fitzgerald

Classical and romantic: private language of a family quarrel, a dead dispute over the distribution of emphasis between man and nature. 15 quotes from Cyril Connolly

I can't remember a time when I didn't want to be a reporter. I don't know where I got the idea that it was a romantic calling. 8 more quotes from Charles Kuralt

The compensation of a very early success is a conviction that life is a romantic matter. In the best sense one stays young. 14 more quotes from F. Scott Fitzgerald

Deceiving others. That is what the world calls a romance. 100 quotes from Oscar Wilde

The vampire was a complete change from the usual romantic characters I was playing, but it was a success. 6 wisdom & wit from Bela Lugosi

I am certain of nothing but the holiness of the heart's affections, and the truth of imagination. 19 other sayings from John Keats

Is this not the true romantic feeling not to desire to escape life, but to prevent life from escaping you. 4 more sayings from Thomas Wolfe